CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record Version 2.1

Description

This dataset contains the Version 2.1 CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record which provides the time-tagged and geolocated average wind speed (m/s) and mean square slope (MSS) with 25x25 kilometer resolution from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation. This version supersedes Version 2.0. The reported sample locations are determined by the specular points corresponding to the Delay Doppler Maps (DDMs). A subset of DDM data used in the direct processing of the average wind speed and MSS is co-located inside of the Level 2 data files. Only one netCDF data file is produced each day (each file containing data from up to 8 unique CYGNSS spacecraft) with a latency of approximately 6 days (or better) from the last recorded measurement time. The Version 2.1 release represents the second science-quality release. Here is a summary of improvements that reflect the quality of the Version 2.1 data release: 1) revised Geophysical Model Functions (GMFs) for both Fully Developed Seas (FDS) and Young Seas with Limited Fetch conditions, to be consistent with the calibration changes made to the v2.1 Level 1 science data products.; 2) Revised covariance matrix between DDMA and LES versions of the FDS wind speed retrieval, used by the minimum variance estimator, resulting from changes made to the v2.1 Level 1 science data products; 3) Revised debiasing algorithm coefficients used by the FDS L2 retrieval algorithm, resulting from changes made to the v2.1 Level 2 science data products; 4) revised quality control (Q/C) flags related to the required level of consistency between DDMA and LES versions of the FDS wind speed retrieval (the errors in the two retrievals are now less correlated so larger discrepancies are allowed; if either retrieval is not available, the sample receives a fatal Q/C flag); 5) new Q/C flag related to the block type of the GPS satellite which provided the transmitted signal. Samples using block II-F signals receive a fatal Q/C flag due to the higher level of uncertainty in their radiated power; 6) revised wind speed uncertainty values as a function of RCG and wind speed, plus a new dependence of the uncertainty on GPS block type to reflect the higher uncertainty in GPS radiated power for block II-F satellites.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
33 Deriving Surface Winds from Tropical Cyclones https://cygnss.engin.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/534/2021/06/CYGNSS_Handbook_April2016.pdf
22 Thumbnail https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/CYGNSS_L2_V2.1.jpg
21 Generic Data Readers https://github.com/podaac/data-readers
21 Data Use and Citation Policy https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
21 HTTPS endpoint for data browse and download https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/virtual-directory/collections/C2251464495-POCLOUD
21 Browse granule search results in Earthdata Search https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2251464495-POCLOUD
21 OPeNDAP Access for Data in the Cloud https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OPeNDAP-in-the-Cloud
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_1.txt
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_2.txt
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_3.txt
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_4.txt
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_5.txt
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_6.txt
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_8.txt
21 Ruf, C., R. Atlas, P. Chang, M. Clarizia, J. Garrison, S. Gleason, S. Katzberg, Z. Jelenak, J. Johnson, S. Majumdar, A. O'Brien, D. Posselt, A. Ridley, R. Rose, V. Zavorotny (2015). New Ocean Winds Satellite Mission to Probe Hurricanes and Tropical Convection. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00218.1. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00218.1
21 Updated Monthly https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L1/docs/att_tables/Attitude_Table_FM_7.txt
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FCYGNS-L2X21
21 Look-up table to define the Level 2 data variables https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L2/docs/148-0348-9_L2_v2.1_netCDF_Data_Dictionary.xlsx
21 Google Sheet Log of Anomalous CYGNSS Sampling Events https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AFAZanVGDApLSnJQAAdPfOKoJQs0jnB8ZvIuD1Z5mAc/edit#gid=0
33 Level 2 Wind Speed Retrieval Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, M. P. Clarizia, V. Zavarotny, C. Ruf, CYGNSS Project Document 148-0138, Rev 5, 17 Aug. 2018. https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L2/docs/148-0138_ATBD_L2_Wind_Speed_Retrieval_Rev5_Aug2018_release.pdf
21 CYGNSS Handbook https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12741920
21 Ruf, C., R. Balasubramaniam, 'Development of the CYGNSS Geophysical Model Function for Wind Speed', IEEE J. Sel. Topics Appl. Earth Obs. Remote Sens., doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2833075, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2833075
21 Asharaf, S., Waliser, D. E., Posselt, D. J., Ruf, C. S., Zhang, C., & Putra, A. W. (2021). CYGNSS Ocean Surface Wind Validation in the Tropics, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 38(4), 711-724. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0079.1 https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0079.1
21 Ruf, C., S. Asharaf, R. Balasubramaniam, S. Gleason, T. Lang, D. McKague, D. Twigg, and D. Waliser. (2019). In-Orbit Performance of the Constellation of CYGNSS Hurricane Satellites. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 100, 2009 - 2023, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0337.1. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0337.1
21 Clarizia, M. P., and C. S. Ruf, 'Wind Speed Retrieval Algorithm for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) Mission', IEEE Trans Geosci. Remote Sens., doi:10.1109/TGRS.2016.2541343, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2016.2541343
21 CYGNSS Mission Page at University of Michigan https://cygnss.engin.umich.edu/
33 Level 2 Mean-Square Slope Retrieval Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document, V. Zavorotny, CYGNSS Project Document 148-0139, Rev 3, 22 September 2016. https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L2/docs/148-0139-L2-MSS-ATBD-R3.pdf

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  • oceans
  • spectral-engineering
  • radar
  • ocean-winds
  • earth-science

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