McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2017.2
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Satellites |
Meteosat-8 through Meteosat-11 (8 is operational at ~41.5°E; 9 is operational at ~9.5°E; 10 is operational at ~0°E; 11 is in stand-by at ~3.5°W) |
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Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
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Instrument |
SEVIRI |
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Resolution |
1 km Broadband Visible, 3 km all others |
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Band |
Central Wavelength (µm) |
Primary Uses |
| 1 | 0.6 | Visible cloud and surface features |
| 2 | 0.8 | Visible aerosols over water, vegetation |
| 3 | 1.6 | Near-Infrared Surface, cloud phase |
| 4 | 3.9 | Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection |
| 5 | 6.2 | Infrared upper-level water vapor |
| 6 | 7.3 | Infrared mid-level water vapor |
| 7 | 8.7 | Infrared total water, cloud phase, dust |
| 8 | 9.7 | Ozone |
| 9 | 10.8 | Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
| 10 | 12.0 | Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor |
| 11 | 13.4 | Infrared CO2; cloud heights |
| 12 | 0.7 | Broadband visible (0.4 - 1.1 μm) |
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Satellites |
Meteosat-1 through Meteosat-7 (no longer in use) |
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Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
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Instrument |
METEOSAT Radiometer |
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Resolution |
2.5 km VIS, 5 km IR |
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Band |
Central Wavelength (µm) |
Primary Uses |
| 1 | 0.75 | Visible cloud and surface features |
| 8 | 11.5 | Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature |
| 10 | 6.9 | Infrared mid-level water vapor |
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