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The dependence of retrieval uncertainty on the wind speed itself is considered. The triple colocation method of validation is used to correct for the quality of the reference wind speed products with which CYGNSS is compared. The dependence of retrieval performance on sea state is also considered, with particular attention being paid to the long wave portion of the surface roughness spectrum that is less closely coupled to the instantaneous local wind speed than the capillary wave portion of the spectrum. The dependence is found to be significant, and the efficacy of the approaches taken to account for it is examined. 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