IRI2016 ionosphere model from Python and Matlab

Python and Matlab interfaces to the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) 2016 model. A Fortran compiler is required to build the IRI2016 code.

Install

Prerequisites

Fortran compiler--any modern Fortran compiler will do. Here's how to get Gfortran:
- Linux: apt install gfortran
- Mac: brew install gcc
- Windows: consider MSYS2

and then install latest release:

pip install iri2016

if you want the latest development version:

git clone https://github.com/space-physics/iri2016

pip install -e iri2016

This Python wrapper of IRI2016 uses our build-on-run technique. On the first run or iri2016.IRI() the Fortran code is built--we call this "build on run".

If you have errors about building on the first run, ensure that your Fortran compiler is specified in environment variable FC--this is what most build systems use to indicate the desired Fortran compiler (name or full path).

Usage

Altitude Profile: plot density and temperatures vs altitude
```
python -m iri2016.altitude 2003-11-21T12 -11.95 -76.77
```
Latitude profile: plot densities and height at the peak of F2, F2, and E regions vs geographic latitude
```
python -m iri2016.latitude 2004-11-21T17 -76.77
```
Time profile: plot densities and height at the peak of F2, F2, and E regions vs UTC
```
python -m iri2016.time 2014-11-21 2014-11-22 1 -11.95 -76.77
```
Latitude vs Longitude: plot of foF2 a function of geographic latitude and longitude