RSS WindSat L1C Calibrated TB Version 8

(RSS_WindSat_L1C_TB_V08.0)
Version8.0
Processing Level1C
Start/Stop Date2003-Feb-01 to 2019-Jan-02
Short NameRSS_WindSat_L1C_TB_V08.0
DescriptionThe WindSat Polarimetric Radiometer, launched on January 6, 2003 aboard the Department of Defense Coriolis satellite, was designed to measure the ocean surface wind vector from space. It developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division and the Naval Center for Space Technology for the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Integrated Program Office (IPO). The dataset contains the Level 1C WindSat Top of the Atmosphere (TOA) TB processed by RSS. The WindSat radiances are turned into TOA TB after correction for hot and cold calibration anomalies, receiver non-linearities, sensor pointing errors, antenna cross-polarization contamination, spillover, Faraday rotation and polarization alignment. The data are resampled on a fixed regular 0.125 deg Earth grid using Backus-Gilbert Optimum Interpolation. The sampling is done separately for fore and aft looks. The 10.7, 18.7, 23.8, 37.0 GHz channels are resampled to the 10.7 GHz spatial resolution. The 6.8 GHz channels are given at their native spatial resolution. The 10.7, 18.7, 23.8, 37.0 GHz channels are absolutely calibrated using the GMI sensor as calibration reference. The 6.8 GHz channels are calibrated using the open ocean with the RSS ocean emission model and the Amazon rain forest as calibration targets. The Faraday rotation angle (FRA) and geometric polarization basis rotation angle (PRA) were added in the last run.
DOI10.5067/WSA80-1CRTB
MeasurementSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR CROSS-SECTION
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR REFLECTIVITY
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS
OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > WIND VELOCITY/SPEED
Swath Width32 km
Platform/Sensor
CORIOLIS
Platform
Name: Coriolis (CORIOLIS)
Orbit Period: 94.0 minutes
Inclination Angle: 35.0 degrees
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WINDSAT
SENSOR
Name: WindSat (WINDSAT)
Swath Width: 25.0 kilometers
Description: Spacecraft angular distance from orbital plane relative to the Equator.

ProjectSEAWINDS (SEAWINDS)
Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: RSS
Release Place: PO.DAAC
Release Date: 2023-Mar-13

FormatnetCDF-4
Keyword(s)WindSat, RSS, TOA, TB, Coriolis, radiometer, CIMR, Brightness Temperatures, wind speed, wind, version 8.0, v8.0, V08.0, CIMR
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Resolution
Spatial Resolution: 30000 Meters x 30000 Meters
Temporal Resolution: Hourly - < Daily
 
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 90 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -90 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 2003-Feb-01 to 2019-Jan-02
Granule Time Span: 2014-Jan-09 to 2019-Jan-02
Swath Width: 32 km
 
Projection
Projection Type: Satellite native along-track
Projection Detail: Geolocation information included for each pixel
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
DATA RECIPE
PUBLICATIONS
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649513
    T. Meissner and F. Wentz, Intercalibration of AMSR-E and WindSat brightness temperature measurements over land scenes, 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2010, pp. 3218-3219, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649513
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2004.836867
    P. Gaiser, The WindSat Spaceborne Polarimetric Microwave Radiometer: Sensor Description and Early Orbit Performance,in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, VOL. 42, NO. 11, NOVEMBER 2004, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2004.836867
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2005.858413
    T. Meissner and F. Wentz, Polarization rotation and the third Stokes parameter: the effects of spacecraft attitude and Faraday rotation, in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 506-515, March 2006, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2005.858413
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2011.2179662
    T. Meissner and F. Wentz, The Emissivity of the Ocean Surface Between 6 and 90 GHz Over a Large Range of Wind Speeds and Earth Incidence Angles,in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 50, no. 8, pp. 3004-3026, Aug. 2012, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2179662
  • https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0212.1
    F. Wentz and D. Draper, 2016, On-Orbit Absolute Calibration of the Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 33, 1393-1412, DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0212.1
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/2015RS005858
    F. Wentz and T. Meissner, 2016, Atmospheric absorption model for dry air and water vapor at microwave frequencies below 100?GHz derived from spaceborne radiometer observations, Radio Sci., 51, 381-391, doi:10.1002/2015RS005858
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Journal Reference T. Meissner and F. Wentz. 2006. Polarization rotation and the third Stokes parameter: the effects of spacecraft attitude and Faraday rotation, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 506-515, March 2006, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44, 3. 10.1109/TGRS.2005.858413