This python wrapper is made by:
- Karl M. Laundal
- Christer van der Meeren
- Angeline G. Burrell (maintainer)
- Leslie Lamarche
- Gregory Starr
- Ashton Reimer
- Achim Morschhauser
Fortran code by Emmert et al. [2010] [1]. Quasi-dipole and modified
apex coordinates are defined by Richmond [1995] [2]. The code uses
IGRF-12 with coefficients valid through 2020 [Thébault et al., 2015] [3].
[1] | Emmert, J. T., A. D. Richmond, and D. P. Drob (2010),
A computationally compact representation of Magnetic-Apex
and Quasi-Dipole coordinates with smooth base vectors,
J. Geophys. Res., 115(A8), A08322, doi:10.1029/2010JA015326. |
[2] | Richmond, A. D. (1995), Ionospheric Electrodynamics Using
Magnetic Apex Coordinates, Journal of geomagnetism and
geoelectricity, 47(2), 191–212,
doi:10.5636/jgg.47.191. |
[3] | Thébault, E. et al. (2015), International Geomagnetic Reference
Field: the 12th generation, Earth, Planets and Space, 67(1), 79,
:doi:`10.1186/s40623-015-0228-9`. |