pySpex

Python package pyspex contains software to access SPEXone data. This package contains software scripts and classes to:

• Read data in CCSDS format from the SPEXone instrument and write the data in Level-1A format.
• Read Level-0 data from the SPEXone after integration on the PACE platform and write the data in Level-1A in-flight science and calibration products.
• Read SPEXone CKD product
• Read in-flight PACE engineering and housekeeping (HKT) products.
• Handle SPEXone binning tables (read, write, visualize).

For more information on PACE mission visit:

• https://pace.gsfc.nasa.gov
• https://pace.oceansciences.org/mission.htm

For more information on SPEXone instrument visit:

• https://www.sron.nl/earth-instrument-development/spex/spexone
• https://pace.oceansciences.org/spexone.htm

Documentation

Online documentation is available from Read the Docs.

Installation

The module pyspex requires Python3.8+ and Python modules: h5py, netCDF4, numpy and xarray.

Installation instructions are provided on Read the Docs or in the INSTALL file.