pyFIRI — A free and open source Python software package of the non-auroral Earth’s lower ionosphere

pyFIRI is a free and open source Python3 implementation of FIRI-2018, a model of the Earth’s ionospheric D-region. This region is one of the hardest to observe and model in contrast to other ionospheric layers. The FIRI-2018 is an updated version of the FT-2001 model included into the International...

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Published in:	SoftwareX Vol. 16; p. 100885
Main Authors:	Zolotov, Oleg, Romanovskaya, Yulia, Knyazeva, Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021 Elsevier
Subjects:	D-region FIRI model Lower ionosphere of the Earth Python package Python package FIRI model D-region Lower ionosphere of the Earth
ISSN:	2352-7110, 2352-7110
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Summary:	pyFIRI is a free and open source Python3 implementation of FIRI-2018, a model of the Earth’s ionospheric D-region. This region is one of the hardest to observe and model in contrast to other ionospheric layers. The FIRI-2018 is an updated version of the FT-2001 model included into the International Reference Ionosphere model, which is a de-facto standard ionosphere model. Originally, the FIRI-2018 model was provided as a set of tabulated values stored and distributed in the form of a Microsoft Excel file. The interested parties had to automate data manipulation themselves. pyFIRI provides an easy “pythonish” way to deliver, install, update, and use the FIRI-2018 model which is valuable for ionosphere investigations including radio waves propagation problems.
ISSN:	2352-7110 2352-7110
DOI:	10.1016/j.softx.2021.100885