GOES-12 v. MSG Infrared Channels

This page provides a comparison between the GOES-12 Imager and MSG Imager infrared channels.  Each band was convoluted in radiance, then brightness temperature was calculated using an effective wavenumber.

Page Last Updated: 2159Z 07 JUL 2003



Above: GOES-12 and MSG 3.9um SRF and spectra.
GOES-12 BT: 288.278K MSG BT: 284.487 GOES-MSG: 3.791K




Above: GOES-12 and MSG 6.5/6.2um SRF and spectra.
GOES-12 BT: 242.298K MSG BT: 235.997 GOES-MSG: 6.301K




Above: GOES-12 and MSG 10.7/10.8um SRF and spectra.
GOES-12 BT: 288.694K MSG BT: 288.684K GOES-MSG: 0.010K




Above: GOES-12 and MSG 13.3/13.4um SRF and spectra.
GOES-12 BT: 270.438K MSG BT: 268.564K GOES-MSG: 1.874K


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