ABI BANDS QUICK INFORMATION GUIDES
The fact sheets in this section are designed as quick reference guides to provide National Weather Service forecasters with information on each of the GOES-R series Advanced Baseline Imager’s 16 spectral bands. These include two visible channels, four near-infrared channels and ten infrared channels. Each fact sheet covers what the band measures and how this is operationally relevant. The fact sheets also include links for more information.
Spanish versions of the fact sheets are provided by the Meteorological Directorate of Chile
French versions of the fact sheets are provided by the Training and Career Development Division, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada.
ABI BANDS QUICK INFORMATION GUIDES |
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| Click on an image in the "ABI Band Fact Sheet" column of the table below to access the information guide for the corresponding ABI band number. | |||||
| ABI Band Fact Sheet | ABI Band No. | Approx. Central Wavelength (µm) | Band "Nickname" | Band Type | |
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1 | 0.47 | "Blue" Band | Visible | |
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2 | 0.64 | "Red" Band | Visible | |
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3 | 0.86 | "Veggie" Band | Near-IR | |
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4 | 1.37 | "Cirrus" Band | Near-IR | |
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5 | 1.6 | "Snow/Ice" Band | Near-IR | |
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6 | 2.2 | "Cloud Particle Size" Band | Near-IR | |
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7 | 3.9 | "Shortwave Window" Band | IR (with reflected daytime component) | |
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8 | 6.2 | "Upper-Level Tropospheric Water Vapor" Band | IR | |
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9 | 6.9 | “Mid-Level Tropospheric Water Vapor” Band | IR | |
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10 | 7.3 | “Lower-level Water Vapor” Band | IR | |
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11 | 8.4 | "Cloud-Top Phase" Band | IR | |
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12 | 9.6 | "Ozone Band" | IR | |
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13 | 10.3 | "Clean" IR Longwave Window Band | IR | |
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14 | 11.2 | IR Longwave Window Band | IR | |
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15 | 12.3 | "Dirty" Longwave Window Band | IR | |
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16 | 13.3 | "CO2" longwave infrared | IR | |