NeutralWinds.net

NeutralWinds.net

This private web site has been developed for our WINDS-ESF research.
This JHU/APL NSF Award web page is HERE.

--- Last Updated on April 3, 2023 ---

Outstanding Information, Data, Software, etc that we still need.
Item/Topic	Group/Team
HWM14 modeled winds for Year=2022	Pat and Rafael
MENTAT modeled winds for Year=2022	Pat and Rafael
Create Observational Density Maps (when do/don't we have observations)	Pat
Coordinates of addtl. instruments in S. America (GPS stations, etc)	Jonas et al

Map: Location of FPIs, Imagers, and ISRs

Other Resources

1. CPI Shared Google Drive with FPI Data

2. NeutralWinds.com [CPI's latest Fabry-Perot data]

3. EMBRACE data [imager;ionosonde;lidar;magnetometer;scintillation]

4. IBGE Ground-Based GPS TEC Data and Maps

5. GNSS-NavAer S4 Scintillation Data

6. File: Geomagnetic and Solar Indices for all of Year=2022
[Kp, ap, Ap, F10.7, SSN] [source of these data]

7. Other TBD

Coordinates of Project FPI Instruments

Site Name/Location

GeoLat °N

GeoLon °E

MagLat °N

MagLon °E

MagDecl°

MagIncl°

Millstone Hill, USA

+42.6

-71.0

50.57

8.97

-14.26

66.72

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

+18.5

-66.7

25.80

11.14

-13.20

42.35

Culebra, Puerto Rico

+20.3

-62.3

25.80

16.44

-14.70

42.28

Santarém, Brazil

-2.7

-54.5

0.53

18.29

-18.90

-0.39

Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil

-22.7

-45.0

-30.12

42.76

-24.51

-56.38

King Sejong Station, Antarctica

-62.0

-58.0

-48.35

10.00

12.34

-55.57

Note: All geomagnetic coordinate data were calculated using the Apex cordinate system.

File: MS Excel file with the data in the above table: FPI_SITES_COORDINATES.xlsx

Link: NOAA Magnetic Declination Calculator

Link: Dartmouth: Transformations between Geographic and AACGM-v2 coordinates.

Link: Transformation of Coordinates: Geographic <--> Geomagnetic (IGRF)

MERIDIONAL_WIND_ANALYSIS_ARECIBO_VS_C-PAULISTA_V1.PNG

Project Plots. Click to view a larger plot in a new web browser window/tab.
Available FPI Wind Data for Year=2021	Available FPI Wind Data for Year=2022
Available FPI Temperature Data for Year=2021	Available FPI Temperature Data for Year=2022
Quick test plot of Winds & Temps - Millstone	Whole Year=2022 Plot of Winds & Temps - Millstone, East Direction
Daily Median Meridional Winds over Year=2022 at Arecibo and Cachoeira Paulista

Files from Meetings

Jonas slides from March-23-2023 WINDS-ESF meeting - Winds-esf_NSF_program20230323.pdf'

File Documentation

CPI FPI data file descriptor - wind and temperature files: 'cpi_fpi_da_output_desc.docx'

Software to Read/Analyze/Plot various files

Python Code [author]
Code to read the King Station FPI Wind Data Files
1. READ_KING_SEJONG_DATA_FILE_1.py - Python file reader for King Sejong data file. [APL]
2. test_READ_KING_SEJONG_DATA_FILE_1.py - Python test driver for the King Sejong file reader. [APL] ----------------------
CPI Code to read the CPI FPI Wind and Temperature Data Files
3. read_fpi_winds.py - Python code to read FPI Wind data files. [CPI]
4. read_fpi_temps.py - Python code to read FPI Temperature data files. [CPI]
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APL Code to read the CPI FPI Wind and Temperature Data Files
5. APL_read_CPI_FPI_data_file.py - APL wrapper code to read FPI data files. [APL]
Note: Here is the Python dictionary structure for a CPI FPI wind file.
Note: Here is the Python dictionary structure for a CPI FPI temperature file.
6. test_APL_read_CPI_data_file.py - An example for how to use APL_read_CPI_FPI_data_file.py [APL]
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Python code to read the indices file: F10_AP_KP_YEAR=2022.DAT
7. read_F10_KP_AP_data_file_1.py - Python code to read indices file. [APL]
8. test_read_F10_KP_AP_data_file_1.py - Python test driver for the indices file reader. [APL]
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(coming soon) Matlab code...

(coming soon) IDL code...

(coming soon) Fortran code...

Comments:
-- Python code at APL developed using Anaconda - Python 3.9.15 and Spyder 5.3.3.

HWM14 Modeled Meridional and Zonal Winds at each FPI Site

1. (coming soon) HWM14 model winds at Arecibo - Year=2022 [N.N MB]

2. (coming soon) HWM14 model winds at Cachoeira Paulista - Year=2022 [N.N MB]

3. (coming soon) HWM14 model winds at Culebra - Year=2022 [N.N MB]

4. (coming soon) HWM14 model winds at Millstone Hill - Year=2022 [N.N MB]

5. (coming soon) HWM14 model winds at Santarem - Year=2022 [N.N MB]

6. (coming soon) HWM14 model winds at King Sejong - Year=2022 [N.N MB]

MENTAT Model Meridional Winds at each FPI Site