spacepy.pybats.dgcpm

The PyBats submodule for handling input and output for the Dynamic Global Core Plasma Model (DGCPM), a plasmasphere module of the SWMF.

Functions

refill_flux(n, L[, tau, chi])	Calculate the refill flux of a flux tube of density n, L-shell L, using a refill time constant of tau.
saturation(L)	Return saturation density of a flux tube as a function of L-shell in units of .

Classes

Lslice(filename, *args, **kwargs)	Open an L-Slice output file.
MltSlice(filename, *args, **kwargs)	Open and handle an MLT Slice output file.
PlasmaFile(filename, *args, **kwargs)	DGCPM's plasma files contain a plethora of values from the model's 2D plane.

spacepy.pybats.dgcpm.refill_flux(n, L, tau=1.5, chi='Auto')

Calculate the refill flux of a flux tube of density n, L-shell L, using a refill time constant of tau. If kwarg chi is set to ‘Auto’, then zenith angle dependence is calculated using an assumed dipole field. To remove this dependence, set chi to a solar zenith angle in degrees.

spacepy.pybats.dgcpm.saturation(L)

Return saturation density of a flux tube as a function of L-shell in units of . Formula is from Carpenter and Anderson, JGR, 1992.