CYGNSS Level 1 Calibrated Raw IF Version 1.0

This dataset contains the first release, Version 1.0, of the CYGNSS Calibrated Raw Intermediate Frequency (IF) based L1 Product. This product includes several established signal coherence detectors, including the power-ratio Pratio, complex zero-Doppler delay waveform and full entropy Efull, and a novel fast entropy detector Efast. Both entropy detectors are provided with two temporal resolutions: 2 ms and 50 ms. Several scattered signal strength products are included: Signal-to-Noise Ratio SNR, reflected power Pg, reflectivity Γ, and Normalized Bistatic Radar Cross-Section NBRCS. Each of these products is derived using a coherent integration time of Tc = 1 ms and incoherent integration times of Ninc = 1000, 500, 250, 100, 50, and 2 ms. Signal strength time series at the shorter (2 and 50 ms) times provides excellent detection of land-water transitions in heterogeneous scenes. Delay Doppler Maps (DDMs) are also generated with high delay (∆τ = 1/16 chip) and Doppler (∆f= 50 Hz) resolution. This suite of coherence detection methods can be used to detect the presence of small inland water bodies.