McIDAS-X User's Guide
Version 2023.1

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POES

Satellites

SNPP and NOAA-20 through NOAA-23 (see https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/SNPP/status.html and http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Instrument

VIIRS

Resolution

0.375 km bands 1-5, 0.750 km bands 6-22


Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)

Primary Uses
1 0.640 Imagery
2 0.865 NDVI
3 1.610 Binary Snow Map
4 3.740 Imagery Clouds
5 11.450 Cloud Imagery
6 0.412 Ocean Color, Aerosols
7 0.445 Ocean Color, Aerosols
8 0.488 Ocean Color, Aerosols
9 0.555 Ocean Color, Aerosols
10 0.672 Ocean Color, Aerosols
11 0.746 Atmospheric Correction
12 0.865 Ocean Color, Aerosols
13 1.240 Cloud Particle Size
14 1.378 Cirrus / Cloud Cover
15 1.610 Binary Snow Map
16 2.250 Clouds
17 3.700 Sea Surface Temperature
18 4.050 Sea Surface Temperature, Fires
19 8.550 Cloud Top Properties
20 10.763 Sea Surface Temperature
21 12.013 Sea Surface Temperature
22 0.700 Imagery

 

Satellites

NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Types

HRPT, GAC and LAC

Instruments

AVHRR (NOAA-6 through 14) and AVHRR/3 (NOAA-15 through 19)

Resolution

1 km (VIS and IR)



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.63 Visible cloud and surface features
2 0.86 Visible aerosols over water, vegetation
3* 3.74 Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection
4 10.8 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
5 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor; band 5 on NOAA-10 is not available
6* 1.61 Near-infrared surface, cloud phase (NOAA-15 and later)
* For NOAA-15 and later, channels 3A and 3B are labeled in McIDAS as bands 6 and 3, respectively.

 

Satellites

NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instruments

HIRS (NOAA-6 through 14), HIRS/3 (NOAA-15 through 17) and HIRS/4 (NOAA-18 and later)

Resolution

20 km



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)
Major
Absorbing
Gases

Sounding
Level (mb)


Primary Uses
1 15.0 (IR) CO2 30 Temperature sounding
2 14.7 (IR) CO2 60 Temperature sounding
3 14.5 (IR) CO2 100 Temperature sounding
4 14.2 (IR) CO2 400 Temperature sounding
5 14.0 (IR) CO2 600 Temperature sounding
6 13.6 (IR) CO2, H2O 800 Temperature sounding
7 13.4 (IR) CO2, H2O 900 Temperature sounding
8 11.1 (IR) Window Surface Surface temperature
9 9.71 (IR) O3 25 Ozone measurement
10 8.2 (IR) H2O 900 Water vapor detection (NOAA-6 through 10 and 12)
10 12.5 (IR) H2O Surface Water vapor detection (NOAA-11, and 14 and later)
11 7.33 (IR) H2O 700 Water vapor detection
12 6.8 (IR) H2O 500 Water vapor detection (NOAA-6 through 14)
12 6.52 (IR) H2O 500 Water vapor detection (NOAA-15 and later)
13 4.57 (IR) N2O 1000 Temperature sounding
14 4.52 (IR) N2O 950 Temperature sounding
15 4.47 (IR) CO2, N2O 700 Temperature sounding
16 4.45 (IR) CO2, N2O 400 Temperature sounding
17 4.13 (IR) CO2 Surface Temperature sounding
18 4.00 (IR) Window Surface Surface temperature
19 3.76 (IR) Window Surface Surface temperature
20 0.69 (VIS) Window Cloud Daytime cloud detection

 

Satellites

NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instrument

AMSU-A

Resolution

50 km


Band
Frequency
(GHz)

Primary Uses
1 23.8 Surface temperature
2 31.4 Surface temperature
3 50.3 Surface temperature
4 52.8 Troposphere temperature
5 53.6 Troposphere temperature
6 54.4 Troposphere temperature
7 54.9 Troposphere temperature
8 55.5 Tropopause temperature
9 57.3 Tropopause temperature
10 57.3 Temperature sounding: 2-band combo 57.3 +/- .2
11 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .048
12 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .022
13 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .010
14 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .004
15 89.0 Surface characteristics

 

Satellites

NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instrument

AMSU-B

Resolution

16 km


Band
Frequency
(GHz)

Primary Uses
16 89.0 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 89.0 +/- .9
17 150.0 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 150.0 +/- .9
18 183.3 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 1.0
19 183.3 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 3.0
20 183.3 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 7.0

 

Satellites

NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instrument

MSU

Resolution

150 km



Band

Frequency
(GHz)
Major
Absorbing
Gases


Primary Uses
1 50.3 O2 Temperature sounding
2 53.8 O2 Temperature sounding
3 55.0 O2 Temperature sounding
4 58.0 O2 Temperature sounding

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