diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0361aa5..50967ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ S. Gupta et al 2022, 2024](https://github.com/CliMA/ClimaArtifacts/tree/main/soi
 - [ERA5 Monthly Averages on Single Levels 1979-2024](https:////github.com/CliMA/ClimaArtifacts/tree/main/era5_monthly_averages_single_level_1979_2024)
 - [Lehmann et al. 2008 Fig. 8 evaporation data](https:////github.com/CliMA/ClimaArtifacts/tree/main/lehmann2008_evaporation)
 - [Forty years of ERA5 forcing data for ClimaLand](https:////github.com/CliMA/ClimaArtifacts/tree/main/forty_yrs_era5_land_forcing_data)
+- [Topo Drag, created with `fregrid`](https:////github.com/CliMA/ClimaArtifacts/tree/main/topo_drag)
 
 ### Coupler/shared
 
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00b13d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topo_drag/Manifest.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
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diff --git a/topo_drag/OutputArtifacts.toml b/topo_drag/OutputArtifacts.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db93af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topo_drag/OutputArtifacts.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[topo_drag]
+git-tree-sha1 = "9970989c13c2ad015ab5738d42fd9f5b320f1451"
+
+    [[topo_drag.download]]
+    sha256 = "2960d7ee10b3a15203dfa8b05b1b94c9546212230e5828787577864113829d6e"
+    url = "https://caltech.box.com/shared/static/pflpi9qoay7jknmajlj1uaxqtnp4frj2.gz"
diff --git a/topo_drag/Project.toml b/topo_drag/Project.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28757d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topo_drag/Project.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[deps]
+ClimaArtifactsHelper = "6ffa2572-8378-4377-82eb-ea11db28b255"
+Downloads = "f43a241f-c20a-4ad4-852c-f6b1247861c6"
diff --git a/topo_drag/README.md b/topo_drag/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35f4377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topo_drag/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# `topo_drag.res.nc`
+
+This file was generated by running
+
+```console
+fregrid --standard_dimension --input_mosaic ../grid/C96_mosaic.nc --input_file topo_drag.res --interp_method conserve_order2 --remap_file ../grid/.fregrid_remap_file_288_by_180.nc --nlon 288 --nlat 180 --scalar_field t11,t21,t12,t22,hmin,hmax --output_file topo_drag.res.nc
+```
+
+The input data was obtained from the AM4 model and can be found [here](https://data1.gfdl.noaa.gov/nomads/forms/am4.0/)
+
+The `fregrid` tool can be found [here](https://github.com/NOAA-GFDL/FRE-NCtools/tree/main)
+
+## Dimensions
+
+- `bnds`: has length of 2 and indicates lower and upper bounds
+- `Time`: this is a singleton dimension
+- `lat`: has length of 180
+- `lon` has length of 288
+
+## Variables
+
+- `lat` (`lat`): latitude defined in degrees N
+- `lon` (`lon`): longitude defined in degrees E
+- `lat_bnds` (`bnds` x `lat`): the lower and upper bounds represented by each `lat`
+- `lon_bnds` (`bnds` x `lon`): the lower and upper bounds represented by each `lon`
+- `t11` (`lon` x `lat` x `time`)
+- `t12` (`lon` x `lat` x `time`)
+- `t21ds["t22]` (`lon` x `lat` x `time`)
+- `t22` (`lon` x `lat` x `time`)
+- `hmin` (`lon` x `lat` x `time`)
+- `hmax` (`lon` x `lat` x `time`)
+
+## Data Citation
+
+<https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.1401>
diff --git a/topo_drag/create_artifact.jl b/topo_drag/create_artifact.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26df0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/topo_drag/create_artifact.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+using Downloads
+using ClimaArtifactsHelper
+
+const FILE_URL = "https://caltech.box.com/shared/static/isa7l4ow4xvv9vs09bivdwttbnnw5tte.nc"
+const FILE_PATH = "topo_drag.res.nc"
+
+create_artifact_guided_one_file(FILE_PATH; artifact_name = basename(@__DIR__), file_url = FILE_URL)