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+import os
+import time
+import numpy as np
+import xarray as xr
+from pystormtracker.preprocessing.derivatives import apply_wind_derivatives
+
+def run_benchmark():
+    # Attempt to locate the high-resolution dataset
+    data_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/PyStormTracker-Data")
+    uv_file = os.path.join(data_dir, "era5_uv850_2025-2026_djf_0.25x0.25.nc")
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(uv_file):
+        print(f"Data file not found: {uv_file}")
+        return
+
+    print(f"Loading data from {uv_file}...")
+    ds_uv = xr.open_dataset(uv_file)
+    
+    # Extract 360 time steps (approx 90 days if 6-hourly)
+    num_steps = 360
+    u = ds_uv.u.isel(valid_time=slice(0, num_steps), pressure_level=0).load()
+    v = ds_uv.v.isel(valid_time=slice(0, num_steps), pressure_level=0).load()
+    
+    print(f"Data shape: {u.shape}")
+    print("Running benchmarks...")
+    print("-" * 50)
+    print(f"{'Engine':<10} | {'Total Time (s)':<15} | {'Time/Frame (s)':<15}")
+    print("-" * 50)
+    
+    engines = ["shtns", "ducc0", "shtools"]
+    
+    for engine in engines:
+        try:
+            start_time = time.perf_counter()
+            # nthreads=0 tells ducc0/shtools to use all available cores.
+            # shtns uses OMP_NUM_THREADS (which is usually all cores by default).
+            _div, _vort = apply_wind_derivatives(u, v, engine=engine, nthreads=0)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+            
+            total_time = end_time - start_time
+            time_per_frame = total_time / num_steps
+            
+            print(f"{engine:<10} | {total_time:<15.4f} | {time_per_frame:<15.4f}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"{engine:<10} | {'FAILED':<15} | {str(e)}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_benchmark()