CryoSat Performance Monitoring - UCL

Doppler Range Correction Monitoring

Source: L2i (LRM, SAR, SARin) · Variables: dop_cor_20_ku, slope_dop_cor_20_ku

The Doppler range correction for the satellite altitude rate (dop_cor_20_ku, applied to the window delay in the L1 processing), and the slope Doppler correction that replaces it in LRM mode to account for sloping terrain (slope_dop_cor_20_ku; 0 where not applied, ie over ocean, which is excluded).

Correction
Acquisition mode
Area

Baseline-F, cycle 194: 25-Aug-2026 to 23-Sep-2026 · 7,022 L2I files · data covers 17.9 of 30 days Partial cycle processed 12-Oct-2026 01:11 UTC

Doppler Range Correction: Doppler, All modes: Maps

North Polar (>60N) Single map
Map of Doppler Range Correction: Doppler, All modes. North Polar (>60N), Baseline-F, cycle 194
South Polar (<60S) Single map
Map of Doppler Range Correction: Doppler, All modes. South Polar (<60S), Baseline-F, cycle 194

Doppler Range Correction: Doppler, All modes: Cycle 194 Statistics

Area Records Valid Mean (m) Median (m) Std Dev (m) RMS (m) Min (m) Max (m)
Global 32,922,897 32,922,897 (100.0%) 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 -0.05 0.05
North Polar (>60N) 5,627,894 5,627,894 (100.0%) 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 -0.02 0.02
South Polar (<60S) 5,553,821 5,553,821 (100.0%) 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03 -0.04 0.04

Statistics use every 20 Hz measurement of the cycle within each area. Std Dev is the population standard deviation, RMS the root mean square.

Doppler Range Correction: Doppler, All modes: Trends

Baselines:
Baseline-F statistics (CSV)

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Doppler Range Correction: Doppler, All modes: All Cycles from Baseline-F

Cycle Timespan Coverage (days) GlobalNorth Polar (>60N)South Polar (<60S)
194 25-Aug-2026 to 23-Sep-2026 17.9 partial Global map, cycle 194 North Polar (>60N) map, cycle 194 South Polar (<60S) map, cycle 194
193 26-Jul-2026 to 24-Aug-2026 29.8 Global map, cycle 193 North Polar (>60N) map, cycle 193 South Polar (<60S) map, cycle 193
192 26-Jun-2026 to 25-Jul-2026 21.8 partial Global map, cycle 192 North Polar (>60N) map, cycle 192 South Polar (<60S) map, cycle 192