CYGNSS
type: Concept
change note: 2019-12-05 13:56:39.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: Launched on 15 December 2016, CYGNSS is a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission that is intended to collect the first frequent space‐based measurements of surface wind speeds in the inner core of tropical cyclones. Made up of a constellation of eight micro-satellites, the observatories provide nearly gap-free Earth coverage using an orbital inclination of approximately 35° from the equator, with a mean (i.e., average) revisit time of seven hours and a median revisit time of three hours. This inclination allows CYGNSS to measure ocean surface winds between approximately 38° N and 38° S latitude. This range includes the critical latitude band for tropical cyclone formation and movement. CYGNSS is NASA’s first mission to perform surface remote sensing using an existing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). language code: en);
change note: 2019-12-05 13:55:28.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (CYGNSS [c7d20b32-60c5-4f18-a237-7757d39af31a,423779] - A - C [0c89f3f4-7ab1-43ce-89ee-795d35f0e30a,410449]);
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definition: Launched on 15 December 2016, CYGNSS is a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission that is intended to collect the first frequent space‐based measurements of surface wind speeds in the inner core of tropical cyclones. Made up of a constellation of eight micro-satellites, the observatories provide nearly gap-free Earth coverage using an orbital inclination of approximately 35° from the equator, with a mean (i.e., average) revisit time of seven hours and a median revisit time of three hours. This inclination allows CYGNSS to measure ocean surface winds between approximately 38° N and 38° S latitude. This range includes the critical latitude band for tropical cyclone formation and movement. CYGNSS is NASA’s first mission to perform surface remote sensing using an existing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

A - C
type: Concept