The World Data Center for Ionosphere and Space Weather archives and distributes ionospheric and space weather data.
World Data Centre for Space Weather
The space weather center provides data display and downloads for geomagnetic, ionospheric, solar, and related observations.
About World Data Centre for Space Weather
The World Data Centre for Space Weather, operated by the Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre in Sydney, provides display and download of archived space weather observations. It offers ionospheric, magnetometer, spectrograph, cosmic ray, riometer, GPS and solar data, with a catalogue covering data formats, stations and metadata.
The listed sets are a subset of ASWFC holdings and cover archived files owned by ASWFC; real-time data and images are accessed through other site sections. Use requires acknowledgement of the data provider, sending a copy of publications to the centre, and written agreement for commercial or industrial use.
Key features
- Download archived magnetometer observation data
- Download ionospheric data including medians and autoscaled records
- Download cosmic ray, riometer and imaging riometer data
- Download solar radio and spectrograph observation data
- Browse data catalogue with formats, stations and metadata
- Download GPS and ionosonde observation data
Best for: Researchers who need archived ionospheric, geomagnetic, solar and related observations for study.
Good for
- Direct download of thousands of gigabytes of archived observations and solar images
- Catalogue documents data formats, stations and metadata for listed holdings
- Archived data sets are backed up to the Bureau archive server weekly
Watch out for
- Listed data sets are a subset of ASWFC holdings
- Holds archived ASWFC-owned files; real-time data and images are in other sections
- Commercial or industrial use requires prior written agreement with the Bureau of Meteorology
World Data Centre for Space Weather at a glance
- Category
- Research & Data › Climate & Environmental Data
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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World Data Centre for Space Weather FAQ
What conditions apply to using the data?
Acknowledge the data provider in publications, send a copy of any paper using the data to the centre, and obtain prior written agreement for commercial or industrial use. Data may be shared with colleagues if they are informed of these conditions.
Does the centre provide real-time data?
No. It holds archived data files owned by ASWFC. For real-time data and images, use the navigation links in the header of the site.
What can be downloaded from the Data Download section?
Ionospheric, magnetometer, spectrograph and cosmic ray data and solar images, selected through links under Data Display and Download.
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