Modern society is completely dependent on power networks as well as satellite, radar, and radio signals. All these are susceptible to disturbances in the ionosphere, the region between the atmosphere and space. Hence, ionospheric situational awareness, achieved through accurate observations and numerical models, is increasingly important. This consortium combines high-fidelity ionospheric observations from the upcoming EISCAT_3D radar system and the world's most accurate space environment simulation, Vlasiator. We will develop cutting-edge computational methods to fully exploit Europe's fastest supercomputer in 2022, LUMI, being installed at CSC in Finland. These methods enable precise ionospheric situational awareness with accurately validated modelling of the magnetosphere-ionosphere interaction. This project will cultivate and expand the Finnish high-performance computing field and take it to the level required for exascale computing.

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2024