McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2012.1
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GMS
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Satellites
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GMS-4 with sensor source numbers 12 and 13 (no longer in use)
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Orbit Type
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Geostationary
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Instrument
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VISSR
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Resolution
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1.25 km VIS, 5.0 km IR
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Band |
Central
Wavelength
(µm) |
Primary Uses |
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Raw Ingest: |
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1 |
11.5 |
Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
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4 |
Documentation |
Not displayable; ingest documentation |
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14 |
0.63 |
Visible cloud and surface features |
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Converted: |
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1 |
0.63 |
Visible cloud and surface features |
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8 |
11.5 |
Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
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Satellites
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GMS-4 through GMS-5 with sensor source numbers 82 through 86 (no longer in use)
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Orbit Type
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Geostationary
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Instrument
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VISSR
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Resolution
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1.25 km VIS, 5.0 km IR
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Band |
Central
Wavelength
(µm) |
Primary Uses |
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1 |
0.63 |
Visible cloud and surface features |
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2 |
11.0 |
Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
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3 |
12.0 |
Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor |
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4 |
6.8 |
Infrared mid-level water vapor |
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5 |
Documentation |
Not displayable; ingest documentation |
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