McIDAS-X User's Guide
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Satellites |
SNPP and NOAA-20 through NOAA-23 (see https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/SNPP/status.html and http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status) |
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Orbit Type |
Polar |
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Instrument |
VIIRS |
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Resolution |
0.375 km bands 1-5, 0.750 km bands 6-22 |
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Band |
Central
Wavelength (µm) |
Primary Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.640 | Imagery |
| 2 | 0.865 | NDVI |
| 3 | 1.610 | Binary Snow Map |
| 4 | 3.740 | Imagery Clouds |
| 5 | 11.450 | Cloud Imagery |
| 6 | 0.412 | Ocean Color, Aerosols |
| 7 | 0.445 | Ocean Color, Aerosols |
| 8 | 0.488 | Ocean Color, Aerosols |
| 9 | 0.555 | Ocean Color, Aerosols |
| 10 | 0.672 | Ocean Color, Aerosols |
| 11 | 0.746 | Atmospheric Correction |
| 12 | 0.865 | Ocean Color, Aerosols |
| 13 | 1.240 | Cloud Particle Size |
| 14 | 1.378 | Cirrus / Cloud Cover |
| 15 | 1.610 | Binary Snow Map |
| 16 | 2.250 | Clouds |
| 17 | 3.700 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| 18 | 4.050 | Sea Surface Temperature, Fires |
| 19 | 8.550 | Cloud Top Properties |
| 20 | 10.763 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| 21 | 12.013 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| 22 | 0.700 | Imagery |
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Satellites |
NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status) |
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Orbit Type |
Polar |
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Data Types |
HRPT, GAC and LAC |
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Instruments |
AVHRR (NOAA-6 through 14) and AVHRR/3 (NOAA-15 through 19) |
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Resolution |
1 km (VIS and IR) |
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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. | ||
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Satellites |
NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status) |
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Orbit Type |
Polar |
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Data Type |
TIP |
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Instruments |
HIRS (NOAA-6 through 14), HIRS/3 (NOAA-15 through 17) and HIRS/4 (NOAA-18 and later) |
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Resolution |
20 km |
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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 |
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Satellites |
NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status) |
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Orbit Type |
Polar |
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Data Type |
TIP |
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Instrument |
AMSU-A |
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Resolution |
50 km |
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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 |
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Satellites |
NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status) |
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Orbit Type |
Polar |
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Data Type |
TIP |
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Instrument |
AMSU-B |
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Resolution |
16 km |
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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 |
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Satellites |
NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status) |
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Orbit Type |
Polar |
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Data Type |
TIP |
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Instrument |
MSU |
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Resolution |
150 km |
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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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