PySPEDAS

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Python framework for multi-mission heliophysics data retrieval, analysis, and visualization, with coordinate transforms, field models, and particle-distribution tools.

Description

The Python-based Space Physics Environment Data Analysis Software (PySPEDAS) framework supports multi-mission, multi-instrument retrieval, analysis, and visualization of heliophysics time series data. PySPEDAS provides a unified Python interface, modeled on the IDL SPEDAS toolkit, for loading data from more than 35 space- and ground-based heliophysics projects. It includes coordinate transformations; particle distribution analysis; wavelet and wave polarization analysis; magnetic field modeling and field-line tracing; multi-spacecraft analysis; neutral sheet, magnetopause, and bow shock models; the embedded PyTplot framework for time-series management and plotting; and access to CDAWeb, HAPI, SPDF, ISTP, mission-specific, and cloud data sources.

Reference Publication

https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.1020815

Authors

Vassilis Angelopoulos ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Bryan Harter ( Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics )

Eric Grimes ( Adnet Systems (United States) )

Cindy Russell ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Jiashu Wu ( University of California, Los Angeles )

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

Alexander Drozdov ( University of California, Los Angeles )

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

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

Daniel Carpenter ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Julie Barnum ( Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics )

Ayris Narock ( Adnet Systems (United States) )

Zijin Zhang

Marc Pulupa ( University of California, Berkeley )

Xiangning Chu ( University of Colorado Boulder )

Brent Smith ( Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory )

Tiger

Austin Norris ( University of California, Los Angeles )

Kiril Bourakov

Samuel T. Badman ( Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian )

Anansa Keaton-Ashanti ( The University of Texas at Austin )

Tomo Hori ( Nagoya University )

Takanobu Amano

Warren Rexroad ( University of California, Berkeley )

krvidal (GitHub)

Shuji Onosawa

Luke Powell ( Southwest Research Institute )

ThiGli (GitHub)

Mykhaylo Shumko ( Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory )

Qusai Al Shidi ( University of Michigan , West Virginia University )

Alex Antunes ( Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory , Project Calliope )

Sean A. Q. Young ( Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory )

Tien Vo ( Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics )

Donglai Ma

rale8469 (Username)

Benjamin Short

Elysia Lucas ( Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics )

Functionality

Coordinate Transforms Ionospheric Magnetospheric Mission-Specific Planetary Data Processing and Analysis 2D Slices 3D Particle Distribution Processing Analysis Calibration Curlometer Data Access and Retrieval Data Reduction Energy Spectra Field-line Tracing File Format Conversion Linear Gradient Estimation Magnetic Null Finding Pitch Angle Distributions Plasma Moments Processing Spectrogram Time Series Analysis Wave Polarization Analysis Wavelet Analysis Data Visualization 2D Graphics 2D Slices Hodograms Line Plots Mission-Specific Orbit Plots Spacecraft Formation Plots Spectrogram Mission-related Analysis Calibration Science Data Processing Models and Simulations Data Guided Empirical Field-line Tracing Physics-Based

Technical Details

Programming Languages Python 3.x

Operating Systems Linux Mac Windows

CPU Architecture CPU Independent

Development Status Active

Publication Date Oct 11, 2016

Publisher Zenodo

Data & File Formats

Data Sources CDAWeb FTP/FTPS Directories GFZ HAPI HTTP/HTTPS Directories Observatory/Mission-specific OMNIWeb Other S3/Cloud-aware VirES WDC

Input Formats ascii CDF csv HDF5 IDL.sav ISTP-Compliant JSON netCDF3/4 Other

Output Formats ascii csv Other

Science Context

Related Instruments Cluster Ion Spectrometry Cluster Ion Spectrometry Cluster Ion Spectrometry Cluster Ion Spectrometry MMS EIS MMS EIS MMS EIS MMS EIS MMS FEEPS MMS FEEPS MMS FEEPS MMS FEEPS MMS FIELDS/FGM MMS FIELDS/FGM MMS FIELDS/FGM MMS FIELDS/FGM MMS FPI/DES MMS FPI/DES MMS FPI/DES MMS FPI/DES MMS FPI/DIS MMS FPI/DIS MMS FPI/DIS MMS FPI/DIS MMS HPCA MMS HPCA MMS HPCA MMS HPCA PSP FIELDS PSP FIELDS PSP FIELDS RBSP RBSPICE RBSP RBSPICE The Electron Losses and Fields Investigation The Electron Losses and Fields Investigation THEMIS-A Electric Field Instrument THEMIS-A Electrostatic Analyzers THEMIS-A Fluxgate Magnetometer THEMIS-A: On Board moments: ESA and SST Electron/Ion moments density, flux, velocity, pressure and temperature. THEMIS-A: Search Coil Magnetometer THEMIS-A: Solid State Telescope THEMIS-B Electric Field Instrument THEMIS-B Electrostatic Analyzers THEMIS-B Fluxgate Magnetometer THEMIS-B: On Board moments: ESA and SST Electron/Ion moments density, flux, velocity, pressure and temperature. THEMIS-B: Search Coil Magnetometer THEMIS-B: Solid State Telescope THEMIS-C Electric Field Instrument THEMIS-C Electrostatic Analyzers THEMIS-C Fluxgate Magnetometer THEMIS-C: On Board moments: ESA and SST Electron/Ion moments density, flux, velocity, pressure and temperature. THEMIS-C: Search Coil Magnetometer THEMIS-C: Solid State Telescope THEMIS-D Electric Field Instrument THEMIS-D Electrostatic Analyzers THEMIS-D Fluxgate Magnetometer THEMIS-D: On Board moments: ESA and SST Electron/Ion moments density, flux, velocity, pressure and temperature. THEMIS-D: Search Coil Magnetometer THEMIS-D: Solid State Telescope THEMIS-E Electric Field Instrument THEMIS-E Electrostatic Analyzers THEMIS-E Fluxgate Magnetometer THEMIS-E: On Board moments: ESA and SST Electron/Ion moments density, flux, velocity, pressure and temperature. THEMIS-E: Search Coil Magnetometer THEMIS-E: Solid State Telescope

Related Observatories Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun Advanced Composition Explorer AKEBONO Balloon Array for Radiation-belt Relativistic Electron Losses Cluster Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System Deep Space Climate Observatory, DSCOVR Dynamics Explorer-B Electron Losses and Fields Investigation A, CubeSat Electron Losses and Fields Investigation B, CubeSat Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace Fast Auroral Snapshot Geomagnetic Tail Lab Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration International Solar Polar Mission Ionospheric Connection ISTP/Equator-S ISTP/Wind Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite LANL Spacecraft Series Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Alfvén resonator Magnetospheric Multiscale Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN MetOp-A MetOp-A OMNI Parker Solar Probe Polar Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Solar Orbiter Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory Spherical Elementary Current Systems ST5 Mission SuperDARN SuperMAG Swarm : ESA mission Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral Atom Spectrometers Van Allen Probes

Related Phenomena Coronal Mass Ejections Geomagnetic Storms Solar Flares Solar Wind X-ray emission

Related Regions Earth Atmosphere Earth Auroral Subregion Earth Inner Magnetosphere Earth Ionosphere Earth Magnetosheath Earth Magnetosphere Earth Magnetotail Earth Outer Magnetosphere Earth Thermosphere Interplanetary Space Mars Magnetosphere Planetary Magnetospheres Solar Environment Solar Wind

Keywords

ace ae index arase artemis astrophysics aurora cdaweb cdf cluster coordinate transformations data data analysis data retrieval data visualization erg esa geomagnetic index geopack geophysics goes ground magnetometer hapi heliophysics heliosphere hso IDL SPEDAS igrf ionosphere istp jaxa kp index magnetic field models magnetosphere magnetotelluric maven mms nasa netcdf noaa omniweb particle moments pitch angle distributions plasma poes pyhc package python python package pytplot rbsp remote sensing satellite data science research scientific computing solar physics solar wind space space physics space science space weather spectrograms spedas themis time series analysis tools tsyganenko van allen probes wavelet analysis wave polarization

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