{"id":20816,"date":"2021-06-26T21:58:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/?p=20816"},"modified":"2021-06-26T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:13:59","slug":"nasa-extends-cyclone-global-navigation-satellite-system-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/nasa-extends-cyclone-global-navigation-satellite-system-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Extends Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Michigan for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) for mission operations and closeout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A constellation of eight microsatellites, the system can view storms more frequently and in a way traditional satellites are unable to, increasing scientists\u2019 ability to understand and predict hurricanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total value of the contract is approximately $39 million. The CYGNSS Science Operations Center is located at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For decades, NASA has played a leading role in using Earth-observing satellites to collect the date required to feed numerical weather prediction models. CYGNSS continues that work, using a remote sensing technique called \u201cGPS signal scattering\u201d to see through heavy rain to estimate the strength of surface winds in the inner cores of hurricanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cyclone-monetaring-system-675x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20817\" width=\"853\" height=\"479\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cyclone-monetaring-system-675x379.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cyclone-monetaring-system-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cyclone-monetaring-system-207x116.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.revoscience.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cyclone-monetaring-system.jpg 985w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCYGNSS has been a pioneering mission that has given us new insight into the dynamics of rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones,\u201d said Karen St. Germain, director of NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division. \u201cCYGNSS is also a powerful tool for flood detection on land and ocean microplastic debris detection \u2013 that\u2019s the kind of added value we love to see, and it\u2019s paving the way for more science that will have significant societal benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measurements from CYGNSS are useful for research in algorithm development, analysis to assist with future modeling efforts, and Earth system process studies.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Michigan for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) for mission operations and closeout. 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