McIDAS User's Guide
Version 2018.1

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POES

Satellites

NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Types

HRPT, GAC and LAC

Instruments

AVHRR (NOAA-6 through 14) and AVHRR/3 (NOAA-15 through 19)

Resolution

1 km (VIS and IR)


Band		 Central
Wavelength
(µm)

Primary Uses
1 0.63 Visible cloud and surface features
2 0.86 Visible aerosols over water, vegetation
3* 3.74 Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection
4 10.8 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
5 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor; band 5 on NOAA-10 is not available
6* 1.61 Near-infrared surface, cloud phase (NOAA-15 and later)
* For NOAA-15 and later, channels 3A and 3B are labeled in McIDAS as bands 6 and 3, respectively.

 

Satellites

NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instruments

HIRS (NOAA-6 through 14), HIRS/3 (NOAA-15 through 17) and HIRS/4 (NOAA-18 and later)

Resolution

20 km


Band		 Central
Wavelength
(µm)		 Major
Absorbing
Gases
Sounding
Level (mb)

Primary Uses
1 15.0 (IR) CO2 30 Temperature sounding
2 14.7 (IR) CO2 60 Temperature sounding
3 14.5 (IR) CO2 100 Temperature sounding
4 14.2 (IR) CO2 400 Temperature sounding
5 14.0 (IR) CO2 600 Temperature sounding
6 13.6 (IR) CO2, H2O 800 Temperature sounding
7 13.4 (IR) CO2, H2O 900 Temperature sounding
8 11.1 (IR) Window Surface Surface temperature
9 9.71 (IR) O3 25 Ozone measurement
10 8.2 (IR) H2O 900 Water vapor detection (NOAA-6 through 10 and 12)
10 12.5 (IR) H2O Surface Water vapor detection (NOAA-11, and 14 and later)
11 7.33 (IR) H2O 700 Water vapor detection
12 6.8 (IR) H2O 500 Water vapor detection (NOAA-6 through 14)
12 6.52 (IR) H2O 500 Water vapor detection (NOAA-15 and later)
13 4.57 (IR) N2O 1000 Temperature sounding
14 4.52 (IR) N2O 950 Temperature sounding
15 4.47 (IR) CO2, N2O 700 Temperature sounding
16 4.45 (IR) CO2, N2O 400 Temperature sounding
17 4.13 (IR) CO2 Surface Temperature sounding
18 4.00 (IR) Window Surface Surface temperature
19 3.76 (IR) Window Surface Surface temperature
20 0.69 (VIS) Window Cloud Daytime cloud detection

 

Satellites

NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instrument

AMSU-A

Resolution

50 km

Band		 Frequency
(GHz)
Primary Uses
1 23.8 Surface temperature
2 31.4 Surface temperature
3 50.3 Surface temperature
4 52.8 Troposphere temperature
5 53.6 Troposphere temperature
6 54.4 Troposphere temperature
7 54.9 Troposphere temperature
8 55.5 Tropopause temperature
9 57.3 Tropopause temperature
10 57.3 Temperature sounding: 2-band combo 57.3 +/- .2
11 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .048
12 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .022
13 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .010
14 57.3 Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .004
15 89.0 Surface characteristics

 

Satellites

NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instrument

AMSU-B

Resolution

16 km

Band		 Frequency
(GHz)
Primary Uses
16 89.0 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 89.0 +/- .9
17 150.0 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 150.0 +/- .9
18 183.3 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 1.0
19 183.3 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 3.0
20 183.3 Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 7.0

 

Satellites

NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)

Orbit Type

Polar

Data Type

TIP

Instrument

MSU

Resolution

150 km


Band
Frequency
(GHz)		 Major
Absorbing
Gases

Primary Uses
1 50.3 O2 Temperature sounding
2 53.8 O2 Temperature sounding
3 55.0 O2 Temperature sounding
4 58.0 O2 Temperature sounding

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