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Dataset

 

Thermospheric neutral density scaling factors to account for future CO2 scenarios.

Latest Data Update: 2025-10-23
Status: Pending
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Preview
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Abstract

Carbon dioxide causes thermospheric contraction in the upper atmosphere, reducing neutral densities at fixed altitudes. However, this isn't modelled by current empirical models. The scaling factors included within this dataset are created with the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with ionosphere and thermosphere extension (WACCM-X), and allow empirical models (assuming they accurately represent the year 2000 or later) to account for CO2 induced density reductions. Scaling factors are global mean, annual mean neutral densities relative to the similar value in year 2000, under increasing CO2 concentrations and solar activity conditions (via the F10.7 proxy). Modelled values are interpolated in carbon dioxide concentration onto the future CO2 scenarios of the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). F10.7 values are left as a dimension to allow the user to choose the future solar activity conditions.

Citable as:  [ PROVISIONAL ] Brown, M.; Lewis, H.; Cnossen, I.; Kavanagh, A.; Elvidge, S. (9999): Thermospheric neutral density scaling factors to account for future CO2 scenarios.. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/488327e1ebe14c679ea62f6abfb7b662

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: carbon dioxide (CO2), thermospheric

Details

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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were produced by the project team and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). Neutral densities simulated with the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with ionosphere and thermosphere extension (WACCM-X) version 1.2.2.

Data Quality:
The scaling factors included within this dataset are created with the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with ionosphere and thermosphere extension (WACCM-X), and allow empirical models (assuming they accurately represent the year 2000 or later) to account for CO2 induced density reductions. Scaling factors are global mean, annual mean neutral densities relative to the similar value in year 2000, under increasing CO2 concentrations and solar activity conditions (via the F10.7 proxy). Modelled values are interpolated in carbon dioxide concentration onto the future CO2 scenarios of the Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). F10.7 values are left as a dimension to allow the user to choose the future solar activity conditions.
File Format:
Data are NetCDF formatted

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
Title

WACCM-X simulations

Abstract

WACCM-X simulations were run on the ARCHER UK National Supercomputing Service (http://www.archer.ac.uk) in 2019 by Ingrid Cnossen.

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  • var_id: CO2
  • var_id: CO2_only
  • var_id: F107
  • var_id: RCP30
  • var_id: RCP45
  • var_id: RCP60
  • var_id: RCP85
  • var_id: SSP1_19
  • var_id: SSP1_26
  • var_id: SSP2_45
  • var_id: SSP3_70
  • var_id: SSP3_70_lowNTCF
  • var_id: SSP4_34
  • var_id: SSP4_60
  • var_id: SSP5_34_over
  • var_id: SSP5_85
  • var_id: alt
  • var_id: year

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2000-01-01T09:29:13
End time:
2500-12-31T09:29:15
Geographic Extent

 
-90.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
90.0000°