pyAMISR

A library of data plotting utilities for visualizing processed Advance Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR) data.

Install

First clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/asreimer/pyAMISR.git

Next run the setup.py file:

python setup.py develop

Dependencies

Makes use of the python wrapper for aacgm and the mapObj object in davitpy.

Usage

Beam Plot in Polar Coordinates

A visualization of the beam pattern used by the radar can be made in polar coordinates:

import pyAMISR
isr = pyAMISR.analyze('20160302.001_lp_1min.h5')
isr.plotPolarBeamPattern(maxZen=85)

RTI Plotting

Range Time Intensity plots are a great way to visualize the data products of an incoherent scatter radar. To make an RTI plot in pyAMISR:

import pyAMISR
from datetime import datetime
isr = pyAMISR.analyze('20160302.001_lp_1min.h5')
isr.rti(['density','Te','Ti','velocity'],
        timeLim=[datetime(2012,11,24,6,0),datetime(2012,11,24,7)],
        yLim=[100,500],bmnum=33)

Profile Plotting

The altitude profile of various parameters can be plotted. For example:

import pyAMISR
from datetime import datetime
isr = pyAMISR.analyze('20160302.001_lp_1min.h5')
isr.profilePlot(['density','Te','Ti','velocity'],
                datetime(2012,11,24,6,5,0),bmnum=40,
                paramLim=[[10**10,10**12],[0,5000],[0,4000],
                          [-1000,1000]],rang=True)

3D Beam Plotting

A 3 dimensional plot of the beams of the radar colour coded by a plasma parameter can be made:

import pyAMISR
from datetime import datetime
isr = pyAMISR.analyze('20160302.001_lp_1min.h5')
isr.plotBeams3D('density',datetime(2012,11,24,6,40),symSize=5, cLim=[10,12])