Use Parker spiral to compute SC/planet footpoint on source surface and delay between SC/planet and source surface.
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Use Parker spiral to compute SC/planet footpoint on source surface and delay between SC/planet and source surface.
def model_parker.compute_footprint |
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positions | ) |
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Compute spiral connected to s/c using Parker method.
- Parameters
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positions | List of Coordinate objects in the heliosphere. |
- Returns
- Parameters
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positions_ss | List of Coordinate objects. Footpoint of positions on source surface. |
delays_ss | List of datetime.timedelta objects. Propagation delay between positions and positions_ss. |