Band |
Central
Wavelength
(µm) |
Primary Uses |
|
1 |
0.63 |
Visible cloud and surface features |
|
2 |
0.865 |
Visible aerosols over water, vegetation |
|
3 |
3.74 |
Heat source, nighttime cloud detection |
|
4 |
10.8 |
Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
|
5 |
12.0 |
Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor |
|
6 |
1.61 |
Near-infrared surface, cloud phase |
|
7 |
0.455 |
Ocean color |
|
8 |
0.505 |
Ocean color |
|
9 |
0.55 |
Ocean color |
|
10 |
0.932 |
Water vapor |