CYGNSS Level 3 MRG Science Data Record Near Real Time Version 3.2

Description

This dataset contains the version 3.2 CYGNSS Level 3 Merged (MRG) Science Data Record Near Real Time (NRT) Storm Wind Speed which combines CYGNSS storm-centric gridded (SCG) wind speeds, which are derived from the L2 YSLF winds for a region surrounding a given tropical cyclone (TC), with L3 FDS winds away from the TC center on a 0.2x0.2 degree latitude by longitude equirectangular grid obtained from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation.

L3 MRG is a product which combines the L2 Fully Developed Seas FDS and Young Seas Limited Fetch (YSLF) winds and eliminates the need to choose between them depending on sea state development and the proximity to storms. The data are provided in netCDF-4 format and starts from the 2024 Atlantic storm season through the present with an approximate latency between 2 and 24 hours . A tapered weighted averaging scheme is used centered on the 34-knot wind radius (R34) of the storm. The R34 value in each storm quadrant is also reported. The algorithm produces global (+/- 40 deg latitude) wind speeds reported on a 0.1x0.1 deg grid every 6 hours for each tropical cyclone, although some 6-hourly increments may be missing if there are an insufficient number of satellite overpasses of the storm during that time interval. The netCDF files are output on a storm-by-storm basis.

The CYGNSS is a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission that is intended to collect the first frequent space‐based measurements of surface wind speeds in the inner core of tropical cyclones. Made up of a constellation of eight micro-satellites, the observatories provide nearly gap-free Earth coverage using an orbital inclination of approximately 35° from the equator, with a mean (i.e., average) revisit time of seven hours and a median revisit time of three hours. This inclination allows CYGNSS to measure ocean surface winds between approximately 38° N and 38° S latitude. This range includes the critical latitude band for tropical cyclone formation and movement

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 CYGNSS L3 MRG V3.2 netCDF Data Dictionary https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L3/docs/148-0408-2_Level_3_Merged_Storm_netCDF_Data_Dictionary.xlsx
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FCYGNS-L3N32
21 Generic Data Readers https://github.com/podaac/data-readers
21 CYGNSS Mission Page at University of Michigan https://cygnss.engin.umich.edu/
22 Thumbnail https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Podaac/thumbnails/CYGNSS_L3_MRG_V3.2.jpg
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/C3051555827-POCLOUD
21 Browse granule search results in Earthdata Search https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C3051555827-POCLOUD
33 Deriving Surface Winds from Tropical Cyclones https://cygnss.engin.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/534/2021/06/CYGNSS_Handbook_April2016.pdf
33 Level 3 Merged Storm Storage Scheme https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L3/docs/148-0409-1_Level_3_Merged_Storm_Storage_Scheme.pdf
33 Level 3 Merged Gridded Wind Speed Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document https://archive.podaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/podaac-ops-cumulus-docs/cygnss/open/L3/docs/148-0412_L3_MRG_ATBD_R5.pdf
21 CYGNSS Handbook https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12741920
21 Wang, T., Ruf, C. S., Gleason, S., O’Brien, A. J., McKague, D. S., Block, B. P., Russel, A. 2021. Dynamic Calibration of GPS Effective Isotropic Radiated Power for GNSS-Reflectometry Earth Remote Sensing, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3070238. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3070238

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  • oceans
  • ocean-winds
  • earth-science

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