iricore 1.0.6

A python interface to iri2016 Fortran code

iricore

A fork of iri2016. iricore implements a couple of optimizations to the iri2016 core Fortran code and Python interface to make it faster:

1. Optimization of data files reading gives boost in case of iteration over large list of coordinates;
2. f2py interface provides faster communication between Python and Fortran.

Overall, this gives performance boost up to ~100x (see examples/comparison.py).

Important! Because this package is mainly used for the MIST experiment, the iricore cuts off calculation of unnecessary atmospheric parameters available in iri2016, leaving only electron density and electron temperature. All other parameters can be restored on demand (please contact me).

Installation

This package proved to work under Linux only (due to compilation difficulties in Windows). If you are using Windows - consider installing WSL.

Prerequisites

• Git

sudo apt instal git

• Fortran compiler, e.g. gfortran

sudo apt isntall gfortran

Installing package

Now you can simply install it via pip:

python3 -m pip install git+https://github.com/lap1dem/iricore

Data files

IRI2016 model depends on data files which are regularly updated. iricore does not autoupdate those, but provides tool for quick update. You can run from terminal

python3 -c "import iricore; iricore.update()"

or add

import iricore
iricore.update()

to any Python script.

Usage

For usage examples see examples/.