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    • CYGNSS Level 3 Storm Centric Grid Science Data Record Version 1.0

    Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

    This dataset contains the Version 1.0 Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) Level 3 Storm Centric Grid (SCG) Science Data Record (SDR) which provides the average wind speed combined from aggregated wind speed measurements made by the entire CYGNSS constellation whose specular points are located near a storm of interest in latitude, longitude and time. Data are provided on both a 0.1x0.1 degree latitude by longitude equirectangular grid and storm centric coordinates obtained from the Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI) aboard the CYGNSS satellite constellation. Storm centric coordinates are derived from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Best Track dataset to produce a 6 hourly wind speed averaging window. A single netCDF-4 data file is produced for each storm. Each storm is uniquely identified by the year, storm basin, and a storm number. This dataset is intended for historical storm analysis, and as such, this dataset is periodically updated based on the availability of the NHC Best Track storm center information that is typically made available in April for the previous year's hurricane season. SCG files are produced for named storms, as defined by the NHC, that reach hurricane strength (i.e., having a maximum sustained wind speed of at least 65 knots). Due to the dependency on NHC Best Track data, the SCG files produced in this dataset are confined to storms in the Northern Hemisphere within the North Atlantic and East Pacific ocean regions. Wind speed inputs are provided by the CYGNSS Level 2 SDR Version 3.0 (https://doi.org/10.5067/CYGNS-L2X30 ).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC;NASA/ESSP/UMICH/CYGNSS
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/CYGNS-L3S10
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id bcb93d6f-e38a-40e0-89b6-24d0db712b29
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Old Spatial {"NorthBoundingCoordinate":55,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180,"EastBoundingCoordinate":0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":0},"CARTESIAN"
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash a6e4f88fcf18ef2b6e4b938dddcbecf6ee1e48222b7fd52fd56762b509429195
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2018-08-05/2021-12-31

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