Other Satellite Bandwidths

GOES-08 Imager Bandwidths


Ch     Wavelength       Central         Wavenumber       Central
##        Range        Wavelength         Range         Wavenumber
01  0.5250 to  0.7240    0.6353    13812.2 to 19047.6   15740.758
02  3.7769 to  4.0287    3.9052     2482.2 to  2647.7    2560.679
03  6.4746 to  7.0333    6.7463     1421.8 to  1544.5    1482.302
04 10.2135 to 11.2045   10.6944      892.5 to   979.1     935.070
05 11.5447 to 12.4673   11.9652      802.1 to   866.2     835.754

GOES-12 Imager Bandwidths


Ch     Wavelength        Central       Wavenumber        Central
##        Range        Wavelength        Range         Wavenumber
01  0.5280 to  0.7710    0.6507   18939.4 to 12970.2    15368.093
02  3.7645 to  4.0292    3.8989    2481.9 to  2656.4     2564.822
03  5.7690 to  7.3351    6.4835    1363.3 to  1733.4     1542.377
04 10.2344 to 11.2397   10.7134     889.7 to   977.1      933.408
06 12.9601 to 13.7174   13.3135     729.0 to   771.6      751.115

GOES-08 Sounder Bandwidths


Ch     Wavelength      Central        Wavenumber       Central
##        Range       Wavelength        Range        Wavenumber
01 14.5751 to 14.8126  14.6905     675.1 to 686.1      680.710
02 14.2410 to 14.5054  14.3733     689.4 to 702.2      695.733
03 13.9218 to 14.1804  14.0473     705.2 to 718.3      711.879
04 13.5300 to 13.7760  13.6519     725.9 to 739.1      732.497
05 13.2538 to 13.5026  13.3775     740.6 to 754.5      747.526
06 12.4285 to 12.8883  12.6518     775.9 to 804.6      790.403
07 11.7000 to 12.4177  12.0617     805.3 to 854.7      829.068
08 10.7446 to 11.3469  11.0309     881.3 to 930.7      906.547
09  9.5923 to  9.8338   9.7130    1016.9 to 1042.5    1029.548
10  7.3206 to  7.6104   7.4652    1314.0 to 1366.0    1339.550
11  6.8292 to  7.2375   7.0323    1381.7 to 1464.3    1422.006
12  6.3967 to  6.6344   6.5128    1507.3 to 1563.3    1535.426
13  4.5519 to  4.6017   4.5768    2173.1 to 2196.9    2184.927
14  4.5055 to  4.5546   4.5300    2195.6 to 2219.5    2207.486
15  4.4287 to  4.4739   4.4502    2235.2 to 2258.0    2247.115
16  4.1639 to  4.0957   4.1293    2401.6 to 2441.6    2421.738
17  3.9537 to  4.0172   3.9848    2489.3 to 2529.3    2509.508
18  3.6797 to  3.8165   3.7504    2620.2 to 2717.6    2666.405
19  0.6770 to  0.7190   0.6976   13908.2 to 14771.0  14335.230
20  0.5390 to  0.9320   0.7787   10729.6 to 18552.9  12841.447

SEVIRI (MSG) Bandwidths


Ch        Wavelength      Central        Wavenumber       Central
####         Range       Wavelength        Range         Wavenumber
 3.9    3.621 to  4.184    3.898   2390.057 to 2761.668   2565.151
 6.2    5.782 to  6.682    6.252   1496.558 to 1729.505   1599.462
 7.3    7.130 to  7.570    7.352   1321.004 to 1402.525   1360.246
 8.7    8.524 to  8.892    8.708   1124.606 to 1173.158   1148.412
 9.7    9.548 to  9.783    9.663   1022.181 to 1047.340   1034.884
10.8   10.280 to 11.280   10.771    886.525 to  972.763    928.415
12.0   11.440 to 12.400   11.926    806.452 to  874.126    838.482
13EM   12.760 to 14.040   13.410    712.251 to  783.699    745.721

VOLCAM

	    8.3            to         9.0

MODIS (IR)

Surface/Cloud  Temperature
20 3.660 - 3.840
21 3.929 - 3.989
22 3.929 - 3.989
23 4.020 - 4.080

Atmospheric  Temperature
24    4.433 - 4.498
25    4.482 - 4.549

Cirrus Clouds Water Vapor
26    1.360 - 1.390
27    6.535 - 6.895
28    7.175 - 7.475
29    8.400 - 8.700

Ozone
30    9.580 - 9.880

Surface/Cloud Temperature
31  10.780 - 11.280
32  11.770 - 12.270

Cloud Top Altitude
33   13.185 - 13.485
34   13.485 - 13.785
35   13.785 - 14.085
36   14.085 - 14.385

AVHRR/3

NOAA-15 

1     0.580 -  0.68
2     0.725 -  1.00
3A    1.580 -  1.64
3B    3.550 -  3.93
4    10.300 - 11.30
5    11.500 - 12.50

HIRS

NOAA-12 Band 10...

The central Wavenumber is 1221.3 and the central WaveLength=8.1878.

The 50% points are... 
1191.8 - 1256.5 cm-1
7.9589 - 8.3903 micron

MAS

Band  Left   Peak  Right 
       50%   100%    50%
10   1.595  1.622  1.650 
11   1.652  1.678  1.705 
12   1.706  1.732  1.757 
13   1.759  1.786  1.812 
14   1.813  1.838  1.863 
15   1.863  1.889  1.914 
16   1.914  1.939  1.963 
17   1.964  1.989  2.013 
18   2.014  2.040  2.064 
19   2.066  2.090  2.113 
20   2.114  2.138  2.162 
21   2.163  2.187  2.210 
22   2.211  2.237  2.261 
23   2.262  2.287  2.310 
24   2.312  2.337  2.360 
25   2.361  2.386  2.410 
26   2.875  2.959  3.039 
27   3.031  3.110  3.195 
28   3.202  3.276  3.358 
29   3.338  3.422  3.507 
30   3.511  3.588  3.668 
31   3.669  3.743  3.819 
32   3.819  3.901  3.986 
33   3.976  4.054  4.132 
34   4.126  4.208  4.288 
35   4.288  4.363  4.435 
36   4.439  4.516  4.594 
37   4.585  4.667  4.748 
38   4.745  4.823  4.901 
39   4.897  4.974  5.047 
40   5.046  5.124  5.203 
41   5.205  5.281  5.362 
42   8.386  8.600  8.822 
43   9.484  9.785 10.101 
44  10.300 10.546 10.794 
45  10.746 11.022 11.289 
46  11.736 11.976 12.185 
47  12.651 12.859 13.109 
48  12.998 13.244 13.470 
49  13.421 13.723 14.021 
50  13.960 14.193 14.383 


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