McIDAS-X User's Guide
Version 2023.1
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Satellites |
Meteosat-12 through Meteosat-15 (12 pre-operational at 0°; 13-15 TBD) |
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Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
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Instrument |
FCI (Flexible Combined Imager) |
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Resolution |
1 km Broadband Visible, 2 km all others |
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Band |
Central Wavelength (µm) |
Primary Uses |
| 1 | 0.444 | VIS Daytime aerosols over land, coastal water mapping |
| 2 | 0.510 | VIS Ocean color, plankton, biogeochemistry |
| 3 | 0.640 | VIS Clouds, fog, insolation, winds |
| 4 | 0.865 | VIS Daytime vegetation/burn scar and aerosols over water, winds |
| 5 | 0.914 | VIS Atmospheric water vapor |
| 6 | 1.38 | NIR Cirrus cloud detection |
| 7 | 1.61 | NIR Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow |
| 8 | 2.25 | NIR Daytime land/cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow |
| 9 | 3.80 | IR Surface and cloud, fog at night, fire, winds |
| 10 | 6.30 | WV High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall |
| 11 | 7.35 | WV Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO2 |
| 12 | 8.70 | IR Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO2, rainfall |
| 13 | 9.66 | IR Total ozone, turbulence, winds |
| 14 | 10.5 | IR Surface and cloud |
| 15 | 12.3 | IR Total water, ash, SST |
| 16 | 13.3 | IR Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts |
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Satellites |
Meteosat-8 through Meteosat-11 (8 is in back-up status at ~41.5°E; 9 is operational IODC ~45.5°E; 10 is operational RSS at ~9.5°E; 11 is operational at ~0°E) |
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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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