Satellites
FY-1C and FY-1D
Orbit Type
Polar
Data Type
CHRPT
Instrument
MVISR
Resolution
1.0 km (VIS and IR)
Band
Central Wavelength (µm)
Primary Uses
1
0.63
Visible cloud and surface features
2
0.865
Visible aerosols over water, vegetation
3
3.74
Heat source, nighttime cloud detection
4
10.8
Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
5
12.0
Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor
6
1.61
Near-infrared surface, cloud phase
7
0.455
Ocean color
8
0.505
9
0.55
10
0.932
Water vapor
