SPEDAS (Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System)

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Description

SPEDAS (the Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System) is a set of tools, implemented in the IDL programming language, to locate, download, analyze, and visualize space-based and ground-based data sets of interest to heliophysics researchers.

Concise Description

SPEDAS (the Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System) is a set of IDL tools for working with heliophysics-related data sets.

Reference Publication

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-018-0576-4

Authors

Vassilis Angelopoulos ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Patrick Cruce

Alexander Drozdov ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Aaron Flores

Eric Grimes ( Adnet Systems (United States) )

Nick Hatzigeorgiu ( Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley )

Davin Larson ( Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley )

Jim Lewis ( Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley )

James McFadden ( Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley )

James McTiernan ( Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley , University of California, Berkeley )

Cindy Russell ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Jiashu Wu ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Functionality

Coordinate Transforms Data Visualization Mission-related Data Processing and Analysis File Format Conversion Processing Spectrogram Wavelet Analysis Distribution/Access Wave Polarization Analysis Plasma Moments Spectrogram 2D Slices Analysis Energy Spectra Data Access and Retrieval 3D Particle Distribution Processing Calibration Curlometer Linear Gradient Estimation Pitch Angle Distributions Field-line Tracing

Technical Details

Programming Languages IDL

Operating Systems Linux Mac Solaris Windows

Publication Date Aug 27, 2014

Publisher Zenodo

Data & File Formats

Data Sources CDAWeb das2 FTP/FTPS Directories HAPI HTTP/HTTPS Directories Observatory/Mission-specific OMNIWeb SSCWeb TAP

Input Formats ascii CDF csv FITS IDL.sav ISTP-Compliant netCDF3/4

Output Formats ascii CDF csv IDL.sav ISTP-Compliant Other

Science Context

Related Observatories 2015-007A (Deep Space Climate Observatory, DSCOVR) Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Balloon Array for Radiation-belt Relativistic Electron Losses (BARREL) Cluster ELFIN EMM ERG EXOS-D (AKEBONO) Fast Auroral Snapshot (FAST) Geomagnetic Tail Lab (Geotail) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) HERMES Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) ISTP/Wind (Wind) Kaguya KOMPSAT Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Mars Express MICA Parker Solar Probe (PSP) POES RBSP Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) Venus Express

Related Regions Earth Magnetosphere Interplanetary Space Planetary Magnetospheres Solar Environment

Keywords

aacgm ace akebono arase artemis aurora barrel cdaweb cdf cluster coordinates das2 data access dscovr elfin equator s erg fast fields geomagnetic geotail gmag goes ground magnetometer gui hapi heliophysics heliosphere icon image iugonet kompsat kyoto dst line plots magnetic field modeling magnetosphere maven mica mms moments parker solar probe particles plasma plotting poes polar psp rbsp solar orbiter solar wind solo space weather spectrogram plots themis van allen probes wind

Licensing & Funding

Funders National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Awards

MMS (NNG04EB99C)

SPEDAS Community Support (NNG17PZ01C)

THEMIS (NAS5-02099)

Version Information

Current Version 6.1

Release Date Mar 14, 2025

Version DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15023025

Release Notes

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