1. 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 nadir 1
0.65
Visible 2
3.9
Shortwave IR window 4 3
6.75 (GOES-8/11)
Water vapor 8
6.48 (GOES-12/15)
10.7
Longwave IR window 5
12.0 (GOES-8/11)
Split-window 6
13.3 (GOES-12/13)
Longwave IR
13.3 (GOES-14/15)
VIIRS Band
Central Wavelength
(μm)
Wavelength Range
Band Explanation
Spatial Resolution nadir M1
0.412
Visible/
Reflective
750 m M2
0.445 M3
0.488 M4
0.555
M5 (B)
0.672 M6
0.746
Near IR
M7 (G)
0.865 M8
1.240
Shortwave IR M9
1.378
M10 (R)
1.61
M11
2.25
M12
3.7
Medium-wave IR
M13
4.05
M14
8.55
Longwave IR
M15
10.763
M16
12.013
DNB
0.7
750 m across full scan
I1 (B)
0.64
375 m
I2 (G)
I3 (R) I4
3.74 I5
11.45
MSG
Band
Central Wavelength
(μm)
Wavelength Range
Band Explanation
Spatial Resolution 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 nadir)
AVHRR Band
Central Wavelength
(μm)
Wavelength Range
Band Explanation 1
0.63
Visible 2
0.86
3 (3B)
3.74
Shortwave window 4
10.8
Longwave IR window 5
12.0
Split-window
6 (3A)
1.61
Reflective snow/ice
Red component band is highlighted in red color.
GOES Sounder
(10 km spatial 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
Longwave IR 2
14.37 3
14.06 4
13.64 5
13.37 6
12.66 7
12.02
Split-window 8
11.03
Longwave IR window 9
9.71
Ozone 10
7.43
Water vapor 11
7.02 12
6.51 13
4.57
Shortwave IR 14
4.52 15
4.46 16
4.13 17
3.98
Shortwave window 18
3.74 19
0.70
Visible
Red component band is highlighted in red color.
MTG FCI
FCI
Band
Central Wavelength
(μm)
Bandwidth
Band Explanation
Spatial Resolution 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 nadir, unless otherwise specified)
MODIS Band
Central Wavelength
(μm)
Wavelength Range
Band Explanation
1 (B)
0.645
Land/Cloud Boundaries
(0.25 nadir)
2 (G)
0.858 3
0.469
Land/Cloud Properties
(0.5 nadir) 4
0.555 5
1.240
6 (R)
1.640 7
2.130 8
0.412
Ocean Color / Phytoplankton / Biogeochemistry
(13A and 14A are low-polarization) 9
0.443 10
0.488 11
0.531 12
0.551
13 (13A)
0.667
14 (14A)
0.678 15
0.748 16
0.870 17
0.905
Atmospheric Water Vapor 18
0.936 19
0.940 20
3.75
Surface/Cloud Temperature (shortwave CO2)
21 (high-temp)
3.959 22 23
4.05 24
4.466
Atmospheric Temperature (shortwave CO2) 25
4.516 26
1.375
Cirrus Clouds 27
6.715
Water Vapor 28
7.325 29
8.55 30
9.73
Ozone (O3) 31
11.03
Surface/Cloud Temperature 32
12.02 33
13.335
Cloud Top Altitude
(longwave CO2) 34
13.635 35
13.935 36
14.235
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 nadir 1
0.47
Visible/reflective X1
0.55
synthetic
2 (B)
0.64
0.5
3 (G)
0.865
Reflective 4
1.378
Cirrus 2
5 (R)
1.61
Snow/ice 6
2.25
Particle size 7
3.90
Shortwave IR window 8
6.19
Water vapor 9
6.95 10
7.34 11
8.5
Water vapor, SO2 12
9.61
Ozone 13
10.35
Longwave IR window 14
11.2 15
12.3
Longwave IR 16
13.3
AHI
Band
Central Wavelength
(μm)
Band Explanation
Spatial Resolution 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 nadir 1
0.46
0.431 – 0.479
Visible/reflective 2
0.51 –
3 (B)
0.64
0.625 – 0.66
0.5
4 (G)
0.86 –
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.