edu.ucar.gdex::d202094 eng; USA utf-8 dataset NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange datahelp@ucar.edu https://gdex.ucar.edu NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange The Geoscience Data Exchange (GDEX), managed by the Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL) at NSF NCAR, contains a large collection of meteorological, atmospheric composition, and oceanographic observations, and operational and reanalysis model outputs, integrated with NSF NCAR High Performance Compute services to support atmospheric and geosciences research. download pointOfContact 2026-09-17T15:02:01Z ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO19115:2003/Cor 1 2006 https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d202094 WACCM-X SD 1 Degree V2.2.2 Weimer for ICON d202094 2026-09-17 publication McInerney, Joseph M. author NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research publisher These model simulation results archived here are for comparison with observations from a satellite mission. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) on October 10, 2019 for upper atmosphere ionospheric and thermospheric observations. This mission was operating until December of 2022. We used the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere and ionosphere eXtension (WACCM-X) to run simulations for this period from January 2020 to December 2022 for comparison with these observations. The model was run in Specified Dynamics (SD) mode nudged with Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5 (GEOS-5) assimilation data below 50 km. The model high latitude ion convection pattern is from the Weimer empirical model which uses the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) solar wind observations as input. Realistic f10.7 solar flux and Kp index are solar forcings for this model run. These WACCM-X simulations are what are archived here. Output is hourly from January 1, 2020 to December 1, 2022. The model resolution is 1.25 degree x 0.9 degree in geographic longitude and latitude with a vertical resolution of 1/4 scale height. The output includes the neutral composition, temperature, and winds, plasma composition, electron and ion temperature, electric field, and ExB drift velocities. completed datahelp@ucar.edu pointOfContact notPlanned dataset https://gdex.ucar.edu/images/ds_logos/default_200_200.png Logo thumbnail from URL png NetCDF dataset Resource Type 2021-03-30 revision 4.4 DataCite Metadata Working Group orginator resourceTypeGeneral CESM > NCAR Community Earth System Model U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory GCMD 2026-09-16 revision 24.8 NASA Global Change Master Directory orginator Valids List: Platforms EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY > TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS > ELECTRIC FIELDS/ELECTRIC CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS > IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS > ION CHEMISTRY/IONIZATION U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Global Change Master Directory GCMD 2026-09-16 revision 24.8 NASA Global Change Master Directory orginator Valids List: Science and Services Keywords Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License None grid 1.25 4.5 eng utf-8 climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 2020-01-01 2022-12-01 NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange datahelp@ucar.edu https://gdex.ucar.edu distributor 20030922.773 https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d202094/ https Dataset Description Related Link information https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d202094/dataaccess/ https Data Access Related Link download none asNeeded