Channel No.
|
Spectral Band (µm)
|
Characteristics of Spectral Band (µm)
|
Main observational application
|
|
|
Centre
|
Min
|
Max
|
|
1
|
VIS0.6
|
0.635
|
0.56
|
0.71
|
Surface, clouds, wind fields
|
2
|
VIS0.8
|
0.81
|
0.74
|
0.88
|
Surface, clouds, wind fields
|
3
|
NIR1.6
|
1.64
|
1.50
|
1.78
|
Surface, cloud phase
|
4
|
IR3.9
|
3.90
|
3.48
|
4.36
|
Surface, clouds, wind fields
|
5
|
WV6.2
|
6.25
|
5.35
|
7.15
|
Water vapor, high level clouds, atmospheric instability
|
6
|
WV7.3
|
7.35
|
6.85
|
7.85
|
Water vapor, atmospheric instability
|
7
|
IR8.7
|
8.70
|
8.30
|
9.1
|
Surface, clouds, atmospheric instability
|
8
|
IR9.7
|
9.66
|
9.38
|
9.94
|
Ozone
|
9
|
IR10.8
|
10.80
|
9.80
|
11.80
|
Surface, clouds, wind fields, atmospheric instability
|
10
|
IR12.0
|
12.00
|
11.00
|
13.00
|
Surface, clouds, atmospheric instability
|
11
|
IR13.4
|
13.40
|
12.40
|
14.40
|
Cirrus cloud height, atmospheric instability
|
12
|
HRV
|
Broadband (about 0.4 - 1.1 µm)
|
Surface, clouds
|