The SpacePy space science package at 12 years

Jonathan T. Niehof; Steven K. Morley; Daniel T. Welling; Daniel T. Welling; Brian A. Larsen

doi:10.3389/fspas.2022.1023612

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (Oct 2022)

The SpacePy space science package at 12 years

Jonathan T. Niehof,
Steven K. Morley,
Daniel T. Welling,
Daniel T. Welling,
Brian A. Larsen

Affiliations

Jonathan T. Niehof: Space Science Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
Steven K. Morley: Space Science and Applications (ISR-1), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
Daniel T. Welling: Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
Daniel T. Welling: Department of Climate and Space, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Brian A. Larsen: Space Science and Applications (ISR-1), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.1023612
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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For over a decade, the SpacePy project has contributed open-source solutions for the production and analysis of heliophysics data and simulation results. Here we introduce SpacePy’s functionality for the scientific user and present relevant design principles. We examine recent advances and the future of SpacePy in the broader scientific Python ecosystem, concluding with some of the work that has used SpacePy.

Published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

ISSN: 2296-987X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy; Science: Physics: Geophysics. Cosmic physics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/astronomy-and-space-sciences

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