pyDARN v3.1 released

Dec 21, 2022

A new minor release of pyDARN has just been published!

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You can install/upgrade pydarn via pip (python library installer):

  • pip3 install pydarn
  • pip3 install --upgrade pydarn

Or you can download the package from Zenodo.

The documentation for pyDARN has also been updated including tutorials for the new features: https://pydarn.readthedocs.io/en/main/index.html

pyDARN release v3.1 includes the following features:

  • Full Cartopy coastline plotting options for all spatial plots
  • NEW coastline keyword in method calls
  • Full Cartopy integration for plotting in geographic coordinates for grid and fan plots
  • Completed polar coordinate convection maps including reference vector and many customization options
  • Improved ACF plotting
  • NEW HALF_SLANT range estimation for RTP
  • Bug fix Multiple fan plots now available on one axis
  • Bug fix lowlat keyword now available for geographic coordinate plots
  • Bug fix Colorbars now extend/don’t extend as required along with many other minor improvements and bug fixes!

Thank you to all the pyDARN developers!