CYGNSS Level 1 Raw Intermediate Frequency Data Record

(CYGNSS_L1_RAW_IF)
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Version1.0
Processing Level1
Start/Stop Date2017-Feb-19 to Present
Short NameCYGNSS_L1_RAW_IF
DescriptionThis Level 1 (L1) dataset contains the Raw Intermediate Frequency (IF) sensor data from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation. The primary CYGNSS instrument, also known as the Delay-Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI), digitizes the incoming radio frequency (RF) streams from three input antenna channels (2 nadir oriented science antennas and one zenith oriented navigation antenna). The Raw IF data included in this data record are the raw sensor counts, retrieved prior to any digital signal processing, thus providing the highest possible resolution in delay and doppler space allowing for the construction of high resolution Delay Doppler Map (DDM) data. Raw IF data records are 30-90 sec in duration, with 60 sec being typical, and are initiated by ground commands to coincide with an overpass by one of the spacecraft of a target area of interest.
DOI10.5067/CYGNS-L1RIF
MeasurementSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > SENSOR COUNTS
Swath Width25 km
Platform/Sensor
CYGNSS
Platform
Name: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)
Orbit Period: 94.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 35.0 degrees
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DDMI
SENSOR
Name: Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI)
Swath Width: 25.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectCyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)
Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: CYGNSS
Release Place: PO.DAAC
Release Date: 2020-Aug-21
Resource: https://cygnss.engin.umich.edu/

FormatRAW
Keyword(s)cygnss, raw, raw if, if, intermediate frequency, doppler, delay doppler, delay, specular point, bistatic, bi-static, radar
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Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 1000 Meters x 1000 Meters
Temporal Resolution: Hourly - < Daily
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 40 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -40 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 2017-Feb-19 to Present
Granule Time Span: 2017-Feb-19 to 2024-Apr-02
Swath Width: 25 km
 
Projection
Projection Type: Satellite native along-track
Projection Detail: Geolocation information included for each pixel
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
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  • https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00218.1
    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/10.1109/TGRS.2015.2502245
    Gleason, S., C. Ruf, M. P. Clarizia, A. O'Brien, 'Calibration and Unwrapping of the Normalized Scattering Cross Section for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)', IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., doi:10.1109/TGRS.2015.2502245, 2016.
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Citation CYGNSS. 2020. CYGNSS Level 1 Raw Intermediate Frequency Data Record. Ver. 1.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L1RIF

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Journal Reference Gleason, S., Ruf, C. S., O'Brien, A. J., McKague, D. S. . 2019. The CYGNSS Level 1 Calibration Algorithm and Error Analysis Based On On-Orbit Measurements., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 12, 1. 10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2832981