McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2016.1

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COMS

Satellites

COMS-1 (positioned at ~128°E)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

Meteorological Imager (MI)

Resolution

1.0 km VIS, 4.0 km IR



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.675 Visible cloud and surface features
2 3.75 Infrared low cloud/fog, fire detection
3 6.75 Infrared mid-level water vapor
4 10.8 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
5 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature, low-level water vapor

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