pyDARN v4.1 released

Sep 5, 2024

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.

This minor release includes:

  • NEW: MAG projection
  • NEW: ‘Zooming-in’ on GEO and MAG projections
  • NEW: NSSC Radars Included
  • NEW: Calculation of Potential at Lat/Lon Position from Map Files
  • NEW: Map Potential Time-Series Plots at Lat/Lon Position
  • NEW: User Input Fan Plots
  • Cartopy now a full dependency
  • Updates to fan plots for usability including scan_time and scan_time_tolerance keywords
  • Embargo warning for -CPID data that is less than a year old
  • Coordinates converted to magnetic coordinates more efficiently
  • Bug fix: Map plots lowlat default discrepancy fixed

Thank you to all the pyDARN developers and testers!