pyrfu.pyrf.l_shell module#

pyrfu.pyrf.l_shell.l_shell(r_xyz)[source]#

Compute spacecraft position L Shell for a dipole magnetic field according to IRGF.

Parameters:

r_xyz (xarray.DataArray) – Time series of the spacecraft position. Must have a “COORDINATES_SYSTEM” attributes.

Returns:

out – Time series of the spacecraft position L-Shell.

Return type:

xarray.DataArray