McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2015.2
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Satellites |
INSAT-3D (positioned at ~82°E) |
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Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
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Instrument |
IMAGER |
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Resolution |
1.0 km for 0.65, 1.62 µm bands; |
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Band |
Central
Wavelength (µm) |
Primary Uses |
| 1 | 0.65 | Visible cloud and surface features |
| 2 | 1.62 | Near-Infrared surface, cloud phase, snow |
| 3 | 3.9 | Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection |
| 4 | 6.8 | Infrared mid-level water vapor |
| 5 | 10.8 | Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
| 6 | 12.0 | Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor |
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Satellites |
INSAT-3D (positioned at ~82°E) |
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Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
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Instrument |
SOUNDER |
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Resolution |
10 km |
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Band |
Central
Wavelength (µm) |
Primary Uses |
| 1 | 14.71 | Stratosphere temperature |
| 2 | 14.37 | Sounding; tropopause temperature |
| 3 | 14.06 | Sounding; upper-level temperature |
| 4 | 13.96 | Sounding; mid-level temperature |
| 5 | 13.37 | Sounding; low-level temperature |
| 6 | 12.66 | Sounding; total precipitable water |
| 7 | 12.02 | Surface temperature and moisture |
| 8 | 11.03 | Surface temperature |
| 9 | 9.71 | Total ozone |
| 10 | 7.43 | Low-level moisture |
| 11 | 7.02 | Sounding; mid-level moisture |
| 12 | 6.51 | Sounding; upper-level moisture |
| 13 | 4.57 | Sounding; low-level temperature |
| 14 | 4.52 | Sounding; mid-level temperature |
| 15 | 4.45 | Sounding; upper-level temperature |
| 16 | 4.13 | Sounding; boundary layer |
| 17 | 3.98 | Surface temperature |
| 18 | 3.74 | Temperature |
| 19 | 0.695 | Clouds |
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