McIDAS-X User's Guide
Version 2024.1
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Satellites |
Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 (8 is in standby at ~141°E; 9 is operational at ~141°E) |
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Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
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Data Type |
HSD (Himawari Standard Data) |
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Instrument |
AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) |
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Resolution |
see table below |
Band |
Central Wavelength (µm) |
Resolution (km) |
Primary Uses |
| 1 | 0.47 | 1.0 | Blue band - daytime aerosol over land, coastal water mapping |
| 2 | 0.51 | 1.0 | Green band - daytime land, clouds, and aerosols |
| 3 | 0.64 | 0.5 | Red band - clouds, fog, insolation, winds |
| 4 | 0.86 | 1.0 | Daytime vegetation, burn scars, aerosols over water, winds |
| 5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow |
| 6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | Daytime land/cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow |
| 7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | Surface and cloud, fog at night, fire, winds |
| 8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall |
| 9 | 6.9 | 2.0 | Mid-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall |
| 10 | 7.3 | 2.0 | Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO2 |
| 11 | 8.6 | 2.0 | Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO2, rainfall |
| 12 | 9.6 | 2.0 | Total ozone, turbulence, winds |
| 13 | 10.4 | 2.0 | Surface and cloud |
| 14 | 11.2 | 2.0 | Imagery, SST, clouds, rainfall |
| 15 | 12.4 | 2.0 | Total water, ash, SST |
| 16 | 13.3 | 2.0 | Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts |
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Satellites |
Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 via HimawariCast service (8 is operational at ~141°E; 9 is in standby at ~141°E) |
|
Orbit Type |
Geostationary |
|
Data Type |
HSD (Himawari Standard Data) |
|
Instrument |
AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) |
|
Resolution |
see table below |
Band |
Central Wavelength (µm) |
Resolution (km) |
Primary Uses |
| 3 | 0.64 | 1.0 | Red band - clouds, fog, insolation, winds |
| 4 | 0.86 | 4.0 | Daytime vegetation, burn scars, aerosols over water, winds |
| 5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow |
| 6 | 2.3 | 4.0 | Daytime land/cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow |
| 7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | Surface and cloud, fog at night, fire, winds |
| 8 | 6.2 | 4.0 | High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall |
| 9 | 6.9 | 4.0 | Mid-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall |
| 10 | 7.3 | 4.0 | Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO2 |
| 11 | 8.6 | 4.0 | Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO2, rainfall |
| 12 | 9.6 | 4.0 | Total ozone, turbulence, winds |
| 13 | 10.4 | 4.0 | Surface and cloud |
| 14 | 11.2 | 4.0 | Imagery, SST, clouds, rainfall |
| 15 | 12.4 | 4.0 | Total water, ash, SST |
| 16 | 13.3 | 4.0 | Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts |
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