McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2016.1

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INSAT-3D

Satellites

INSAT-3D (positioned at ~82°E)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

IMAGER

Resolution

1.0 km for 0.65, 1.62 µm bands;
4.0 km for 3.9, 10.8, 12.0 µm bands;
8.0 km for 6.8 µm band



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.65 Visible cloud and surface features
2 1.62 Near-Infrared surface, cloud phase, snow
3 3.9 Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection
4 6.8 Infrared mid-level water vapor
5 10.8 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
6 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor

 

Satellites

INSAT-3D (positioned at ~82°E)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

SOUNDER

Resolution

10 km



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 14.71 Stratosphere temperature
2 14.37 Sounding; tropopause temperature
3 14.06 Sounding; upper-level temperature
4 13.96 Sounding; mid-level temperature
5 13.37 Sounding; low-level temperature
6 12.66 Sounding; total precipitable water
7 12.02 Surface temperature and moisture
8 11.03 Surface temperature
9 9.71 Total ozone
10 7.43 Low-level moisture
11 7.02 Sounding; mid-level moisture
12 6.51 Sounding; upper-level moisture
13 4.57 Sounding; low-level temperature
14 4.52 Sounding; mid-level temperature
15 4.45 Sounding; upper-level temperature
16 4.13 Sounding; boundary layer
17 3.98 Surface temperature
18 3.74 Temperature
19 0.695 Clouds

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