CYGNSS Level 3 Science Data Record Version 3.0

This dataset contains the Version 3.0 CYGNSS Level 3 Science Data Record which provides the average wind speed and mean square slope (MSS) on a 0.2x0.2 degree latitude by longitude equirectangular grid obtained from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation. The Level 2 Delay Doppler Map (DDM) data are used in the direct processing of the average wind speed and MSS data that are binned on the Level 3 grid. 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. A single netCDF-4 data file is produced for each day of operation with an approximate 6 day latency. This version supersedes Version 2.1; https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L3X21. The reported sample locations are determined by the specular points corresponding to the Delay Doppler Maps (DDMs). The Version 3.0 release inherits all improvements made to the version 3.0 Level 2 data intended to improve the quality of the wind speed retrievals. For a full list of improvements to the version 3.0 Level 2 data, please refer to: https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L2X30.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Maintainer	Earthdata Forum
Last Updated	February 17, 2026, 01:25 (UTC)
Created	April 1, 2025, 15:19 (UTC)
accessLevel	public
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harvest_source_title	Science Discovery Engine
identifier	10.5067/CYGNS-L3X30
landingPage	https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/CitingPODAAC
modified	2026-02-16
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publisher	NASA/JPL/PODAAC;NASA/ESSP/UMICH/CYGNSS
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spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"NorthBoundingCoordinate":40.0,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-40.0}]]
temporal	2018-08-01/2018-08-01
theme	{"Earth Science"}