GOES-8 thru GOES-15 NPP VIIRS MSG SEVIRI AVHRR GOES Sounder MTG FCI Imager Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir 1 0.65 0.55 - 0.75 Visible 2 3.9 3.8 - 4.0 Shortwave IR window 4 3 6.75 (GOES-8/11) 6.5 - 7.0 Water vapor 8 6.48 (GOES-12/15) 5.8 - 7.3 10.7 10.2 - 11.2 Longwave IR window 5 12.0 (GOES-8/11) 11.5 - 12.5 Split-window 6 13.3 (GOES-12/13) 12.9 - 13.7 Longwave IR 13.3 (GOES-14/15) VIIRS Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (m) @ nadir M1 0.412 0.402 - 0.422 Visible/ Reflective 750 m M2 0.445 0.436 - 0.454 M3 0.488 0.478 - 0.488 M4 0.555 0.545 - 0.565 M5 (B) 0.672 0.662 - 0.682 M6 0.746 0.739 - 0.754 Near IR M7 (G) 0.865 0.846 - 0.885 M8 1.240 1.23 - 1.25 Shortwave IR M9 1.378 1.371 - 1.386 M10 (R) 1.61 1.58 - 1.64 M11 2.25 2.23 - 2.28 M12 3.7 3.61 - 3.79 Medium-wave IR M13 4.05 3.97 - 4.13 M14 8.55 8.4 - 8.7 Longwave IR M15 10.763 10.26 - 11.26 M16 12.013 11.54 - 12.49 DNB 0.7 0.5 - 0.9 750 m across full scan I1 (B) 0.64 0.6 - 0.68 375 m I2 (G) 0.85 - 0.88 I3 (R) I4 3.74 3.55 - 3.93 I5 11.45 10.5 - 12.4 MSG Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir 1 (B) 0.635 0.56 – 0.71 Visible 3 2 (G) 0.81 0.74 – 0.88 3 (R) 1.64 1.50 – 1.78 Ice/water 4 3.92 3.48 – 4.36 Shortwave IR 5 6.25 5.35 – 7.15 Water vapor 6 7.35 6.85 – 7.85 7 8.7 8.3 – 9.1 8 9.66 9.38 – 9.94 Ozone 9 10.8 9.8 – 11.8 Longwave IR 10 12.0 11.0 – 13.0 11 13.4 12.4 – 14.4 CO2 12 0.75 0.5 – 0.9 Broadband visible 1 AVHRR (1.1 km spatial resolution @ nadir) AVHRR Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation 1 0.63 0.58 - 0.68 Visible 2 0.86 0.73 - 1.00 3 (3B) 3.74 3.55 - 3.93 Shortwave window 4 10.8 10.3 - 11.3 Longwave IR window 5 12.0 11.5 - 12.5 Split-window 6 (3A) 1.61 1.58 - 1.64 Reflective snow/ice Red component band is highlighted in red color. GOES Sounder (10 km spatial resolution @ nadir) Red component band is highlighted in red color. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B GOES Sounder Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation 1 14.71 14.6 - 14.8 Longwave IR 2 14.37 14.2 - 14.5 3 14.06 13.9 - 14.2 4 13.64 13.5 - 13.8 5 13.37 13.3 - 13.5 6 12.66 12.4 - 12.9 7 12.02 11.7 - 12.4 Split-window 8 11.03 10.7 - 11.3 Longwave IR window 9 9.71 9.59 - 9.83 Ozone 10 7.43 7.32 - 7.61 Water vapor 11 7.02 6.83 - 7.24 12 6.51 6.40 - 6.63 13 4.57 4.55 - 4.60 Shortwave IR 14 4.52 4.51 - 4.55 15 4.46 4.43 - 4.47 16 4.13 4.16 - 4.10 17 3.98 3.95 - 4.02 Shortwave window 18 3.74 3.68 - 3.82 19 0.70 0.68 - 0.72 Visible Red component band is highlighted in red color. MTG FCI FCI Band Central Wavelength (μm) Bandwidth Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir 1 0.44 0.06 Visible/reflective 2 0.51 0.04 3 (B) 0.64 0.05 1 / 0.51 4 (G) 0.865 Reflective 5 0.914 0.02 6 1.38 0.03 Cirrus 7 (R) 1.61 Snow/ice 8 2.25 Particle size 9 3.8 0.4 Shortwave IR window 2 / 11 10 6.3 1.0 Water vapor 11 7.35 0.5 12 8.7 Water vapor, SO2 13 9.66 0.3 Ozone 14 10.5 0.7 Longwave IR window 15 12.3 Longwave IR 16 13.3 0.6 MODIS (1 km spatial resolution @ nadir, unless otherwise specified) MODIS Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation 1 (B) 0.645 0.620 - 0.670 Land/Cloud Boundaries (0.25 km @ nadir) 2 (G) 0.858 0.841 - 0.876 3 0.469 0.459 - 0.479 Land/Cloud Properties (0.5 km @ nadir) 4 0.555 0.545 - 0.565 5 1.240 1.230 - 1.250 6 (R) 1.640 1.628 - 1.652 7 2.130 2.105 - 2.155 8 0.412 0.405 - 0.420 Ocean Color / Phytoplankton / Biogeochemistry (13A and 14A are low-polarization) 9 0.443 0.438 - 0.448 10 0.488 0.483 - 0.493 11 0.531 0.526 - 0.536 12 0.551 0.546 - 0.556 13 (13A) 0.667 0.662 - 0.672 14 (14A) 0.678 0.673 - 0.683 15 0.748 0.743 - 0.753 16 0.870 0.862 - 0.877 17 0.905 0.890 - 0.920 Atmospheric Water Vapor 18 0.936 0.931 - 0.941 19 0.940 0.915 - 0.965 20 3.75 3.66 - 3.84 Surface/Cloud Temperature (shortwave CO2) 21 (high-temp) 3.959 3.929 - 3.989 22 23 4.05 4.02 - 4.08 24 4.466 4.433 - 4.498 Atmospheric Temperature (shortwave CO2) 25 4.516 4.482 - 4.549 26 1.375 1.36 - 1.39 Cirrus Clouds 27 6.715 6.535 - 6.895 Water Vapor 28 7.325 7.175 - 7.475 29 8.55 8.4 - 8.7 30 9.73 9.58 - 9.88 Ozone (O3) 31 11.03 10.78 - 11.28 Surface/Cloud Temperature 32 12.02 11.77 - 12.27 33 13.335 13.185 - 13.485 Cloud Top Altitude (longwave CO2) 34 13.635 13.485 - 13.785 35 13.935 13.785 - 14.085 36 14.235 14.085 - 14.385 37 (13B) High-polarization Ocean Color / Phytoplankton / Biogeochemistry 38 (14B) M = Moderate (750 m) resolution bands I = Imagery (375 m) resolution bands DNB = Day-Night Band (or Near Constant Contrast (NCC) band) True-color component bands are highlighted in red, green, and blue. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B. True-color component bands are highlighted in red, green, and blue. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B. 1Resolution depends on imaging mode. Red component band is highlighted in red color. GOES-R ABI Geo-KOMPSAT-2A ‘ABI’ MTSAT/Himawari-8/9 AHI ABI Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir 1 0.47 0.45 - 0.49 Visible/reflective X1 0.55 synthetic 2 (B) 0.64 0.59 - 0.69 0.5 3 (G) 0.865 0.846 - 0.885 Reflective 4 1.378 1.371 - 1.386 Cirrus 2 5 (R) 1.61 1.58 - 1.64 Snow/ice 6 2.25 2.225 - 2.275 Particle size 7 3.90 3.80 - 4.00 Shortwave IR window 8 6.19 5.77 - 6.6 Water vapor 9 6.95 6.75 - 7.15 10 7.34 7.24 - 7.44 11 8.5 8.3 - 8.7 Water vapor, SO2 12 9.61 9.42 - 9.8 Ozone 13 10.35 10.1 - 10.6 Longwave IR window 14 11.2 10.8 - 11.6 15 12.3 11.8 - 12.8 Longwave IR 16 13.3 13.0 - 13.6 AHI Band Central Wavelength (μm) Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir 1 0.46 Visible/reflective 2 0.51 3 (B) 0.64 0.5 4 (G) 0.86 Reflective 5 (R) 1.6 Snow/ice 6 2.3 Particle size 7 3.9 Shortwave IR window 8 6.2 Water vapor 9 7.0 10 7.3 11 8.6 Water vapor, SO2 12 9.6 Ozone 13 10.4 Longwave IR window 14 11.2 15 12.3 Longwave IR 16 13.3 ‘ABI’ Band Central Wavelength (μm) Wavelength Range Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir 1 0.46 0.431 – 0.479 Visible/reflective 2 0.51 0.5025 – 0.5175 3 (B) 0.64 0.625 – 0.66 0.5 4 (G) 0.86 0.8495 – 0.8705 Reflective 5 1.38 1.373 – 1.383 Cirrus 6 (R) 1.61 1.601 – 1.619 Snow/ice 7 3.85 3.74 – 3.96 Shortwave IR window 8 6.24 6.061 – 6.425 Water vapor 9 6.95 6.89 – 7.01 10 7.35 7.258 – 7.433 11 8.6 8.44 – 8.76 Water vapor, SO2 12 9.63 9.543 – 9.717 Ozone 13 10.43 10.25 – 10.61 Longwave IR window 14 11.2 11.06 – 11.32 15 12.3 12.15 – 12.45 Longwave IR 16 13.3 13.21 – 13.39 True-color component bands are highlighted in red, green, and blue. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B. 1The X (green) band needs to be synthesized from the other ABI bands. True-color component bands are highlighted in red, green, and blue. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B True-color component bands are highlighted in red, green, and blue. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B. True-color component bands are highlighted in red, green, and blue. Natural-color component bands are noted with R, G, and B.