|
Band
|
Central
Wavelength
(µm)
|
Major
Absorbing
Gases
|
Sounding
Level (mb)
|
Primary Uses
|
|
1
|
14.7 (IR)
|
CO2
|
70
|
Temperature sounding
|
|
2
|
14.5 (IR)
|
CO2
|
125
|
Temperature sounding
|
|
3
|
14.3 (IR)
|
CO2
|
200
|
Temperature sounding
|
|
4
|
14.0 (IR)
|
CO2
|
500
|
Temperature sounding, cloud heights
|
|
5
|
13.3 (IR)
|
CO2
|
920
|
Temperature sounding, cloud heights
|
|
6
|
4.5 (IR)
|
CO2, N2O
|
850
|
Temperature sounding
|
|
7
|
12.7 (IR)
|
H2O
|
1000
|
Water vapor detection
|
|
8
|
11.2 (IR)
|
Window
|
Surface
|
Nighttime cloud detection, surface temperature
|
|
9
|
7.3 (IR)
|
H2O
|
600
|
Water vapor detection
|
|
10
|
6.7 (IR)
|
H2O
|
400
|
Water vapor detection
|
|
11
|
4.4 (IR)
|
CO2, N2O
|
300
|
Temperature sounding
|
|
12
|
3.9 (IR)
|
Window
|
Surface
|
Surface skin temperature, cloud detection
|
|
13*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
NA
|
0.65 (VIS)
|
Window
|
Surface
|
Daytime cloud detection
|
|
* Band 13 in a McIDAS Area is the same as band 8 but at lower resolution.
|
