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RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 2.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/RSCAT-L1B20

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RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 1.1

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DOI10.5067/RSCAT-L1B01
Short NameRSCAT_L1B_V1.1
DescriptionThis dataset contains the geo-located Sigma-0 measurements and antenna pulse "egg" and "slice" geometries as derived from ephemeris and the Level 1A dataset. The pulse "egg" represents the complete footprint of the pulse, which has a spatial geometry of approximately 25 km by 35 km. There are 8 slices that constitute the range-binned components of a pulse each of which has a spatial geometry of approximately 25 km by 7 km. The orientation of the long dimension of the slices varies with the rotation of the antenna and thus does not align with the along/across track orientation of the wind vector grid in the L2B/L2A products. Data are provided in single-orbit files in HDF-4 format. RapidScat is a Ku-band dual beam circular rotating scatterometer retaining much of the same hardware and functionality of QuikSCAT, with exception of the antenna sub-system and digital interface to the International Space Station (ISS) Columbus module, which is where RapidScat is mounted. The NASA mission is officially referred to as ISS-RapidScat. Unlike QuikSCAT, ISS-RapidScat is not in sun-synchronous orbit, and flies at roughly half the altitude with a low inclination angle that restricts data coverage to the tropics and mid-latitude regions; the extent of latitudinal coverage stretches from approximately 61 degrees North to 61 degrees South. Furthermore, there is no consistent local time of day retrieval. Caution: this dataset is intended for expert use only. If you must use RapidScat Sigma-0 data but you are unsure about how to use the L1B data record, please consider using either of the following L2A datasets: 1) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/RSCAT_L2A_12KM_V1.1 or 2) http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/RSCAT_L2A_25KM_V1.1.
Version1.1
Dataset TypeDEPRECATED
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Citation RapidScat Project. 2015. RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 1.1. Ver. 1.1. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/RSCAT-L1B01

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Journal Reference Fore, A.G., Stiles, B.W., Chau, A.H., Williams, B.A., Dunbar, R. S., Rodriguez E., 2013: Point-wise Wind Retrieval and Ambiguity Removal Improvements for the QuikSCAT Climatological Data Set. IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2012.2235843. [Special Note: This paper describes the wind retrieval algorithm used to process the QuikSCAT version 3 wind product. The RapidScat data was processed using the same technique.]

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VersionDatasetVersion DateStatus
2.0RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 2.02023-03-16COMPLETE2023-03-16T17:45:00.000Z
1.3RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 1.32023-02-21RETIRED.2023-02-21T19:40:00.000Z
1.2RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 1.22023-02-21RETIRED.2023-02-21T19:41:00.000Z
1.1RapidScat Level 1B Time-Ordered Geo-Located Sigma-0 Version 1.12023-02-21RETIRED.2023-02-21T19:39:00.000Z