download_ionex_file_for_date

pride.io.download_ionex_file_for_date(date: astropy.time.Time, output_directory: str | pathlib.Path) → pathlib.Path

Download and decompress IONEX file for a given date

The function finds the path to the IONEX file for the given date in the FTP server, downloads it to the specified directory, and decompresses it. The directory is created if it doesn’t exist.

Parameters:

• date – Date in UTC. Must be at 00:00:00 UTC.

• output_directory – Directory to save the downloaded file

Return ionex_file:

Path to the decompressed IONEX file