CYGNSS Level 1 Full Delay Doppler Map Data Record Version 3.0

This Level 1 (L1) dataset contains the Version 3.0 (v3.0) Full Delay Doppler Map (DDM) 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), measures the incoming radio frequency (RF) streams from three input antenna channels (2 nadir oriented science antennas and one zenith oriented navigation antenna) and processes them in real time into DDMs, which are two-dimensional maps of the signal scattered from the Earth surface as a function of propagation time delay and Doppler frequency shift. DDMs are normally sampled over a restricted range of delay and Doppler values centered on the values at the specular point of reflection. The bit resolution of scattered signal strength is also truncated by a lossy data compression algorithm. Full DDMs are sampled over a wider range of delay and Doppler values and retain their full (lossless) bit resolution. Full DDM data records are typically 10-15 min in duration and are initiated by ground commands to coincide with an overpass by one of the spacecraft of a target area of interest. This version supersedes the Full DDM Version 1.0 (https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L1FDD) for data retrieved during or after August 2018. For data retrieved prior to August 2018, users will need to continue using the Full DDM Version 1.0. This version links the Full DDMs to the CYGNSS v3.0 L1 files (https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L1X30) whereas the version 1.0 Full DDM linked the Full DDMs to the CYGNSS v2.1 L1 files (https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L1X21). The calibration of the Full DDMs has not been modified for this release.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Maintainer Earthdata Forum
Last Updated February 17, 2026, 01:24 (UTC)
Created April 1, 2025, 15:17 (UTC)
accessLevel public
bureauCode {026:00}
catalog_conformsTo https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
harvest_object_id 450de0b1-4986-4c95-91dc-3db86e333d95
harvest_source_id b99e41c6-fe79-4c19-bbc3-9b6c8111bfac
harvest_source_title Science Discovery Engine
identifier 10.5067/CYGNS-L1F30
landingPage https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
modified 2026-02-16
programCode {026:000}
publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC;NASA/ESSP/UMICH/CYGNSS
resource-type Dataset
source_datajson_identifier true
source_hash 2b8263a24fc5077f5e8aa4cb0255386818b9f203fce3846529f11a2507f9416f
source_schema_version 1.1
spatial ["CARTESIAN",[{"NorthBoundingCoordinate":40.0,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-40.0}]]
temporal 2018-08-06/2018-08-06
theme {"Earth Science"}