McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2010.1

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MTSAT

Satellites

MTSAT-1R and MTSAT-2 (1R is at ~140°E and is operational as of May 2010; 2 is at ~145°E and is scheduled to replace 1R as the operational bird on 01 July 2010)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Data Type

HRIT (current) or HiRID (terminated March 2008)

Instrument

Imager

Resolution

HRIT: 1.0 km VIS, 4.0 km IR;
HiRID: 1.25 km VIS, 5.0 km IR

 



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.73 Visible cloud and surface features
2 10.8 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
3 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor
4 6.75 Infrared mid-level water vapor
5 3.75 Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection

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