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GMS

Satellites

GMS-4 with sensor source numbers 12 and 13 (no longer in use)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

VISSR

Resolution

1.25 km VIS, 5.0 km IR

 



Band		 Central
Wavelength
(µm)

Primary Uses
Raw Ingest:
1 11.5 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
4 Documentation Not displayable; ingest documentation
14 0.63 Visible cloud and surface features
Converted:
1 0.63 Visible cloud and surface features
8 11.5 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature

 

Satellites

GMS-4 through GMS-5 with sensor source numbers 82 through 86 (no longer in use)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

VISSR

Resolution

1.25 km VIS, 5.0 km IR

 



Band		 Central
Wavelength
(µm)

Primary Uses
1 0.63 Visible cloud and surface features
2 11.0 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
3 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor
4 6.8 Infrared mid-level water vapor
5 Documentation Not displayable; ingest documentation


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