MODIS BANDS and their PRINCIPAL AREAS OF APPLICATION
|
Primary Use |
Band |
Bandwidth (nm) |
Central Wavelength (nm) |
Pixel Size (m) |
|
Land/Cloud/Aerosols Boundaries |
1 |
620 - 670 |
645.5 |
250 |
|
2 |
841 - 876 |
856.5 |
250 |
|
|
Land/Cloud/Aerosols Properties |
3 |
459 - 479 |
465.6 |
500 |
|
4 |
545 - 565 |
553.6 |
500 |
|
|
5 |
1230 - 1250 |
1241.6 |
500 |
|
|
6 |
1628 - 1652 |
1629.1 |
500 |
|
|
7 |
2105 - 2155 |
2114.1 |
500 |
|
|
Ocean Color/ Phytoplankton/ Biogeochemistry |
8 |
405 - 420 |
411.3 |
1000 |
|
9 |
438 - 448 |
442.0 |
1000 |
|
|
10 |
483 - 493 |
486.9 |
1000 |
|
|
11 |
526 - 536 |
529.6 |
1000 |
|
|
12 |
546 - 556 |
546.8 |
1000 |
|
|
13 |
662 - 672 |
665.5 |
1000 |
|
|
14 |
673 - 683 |
676.8 |
1000 |
|
|
15 |
743 - 753 |
746.4 |
1000 |
|
|
16 |
862 - 877 |
866.2 |
1000 |
|
|
Atmospheric Water Vapor |
17 |
890 - 920 |
904.0 |
1000 |
|
18 |
931 - 941 |
935.5 |
1000 |
|
|
19 |
915 - 965 |
935.2 |
1000 |
|
|
Primary Use |
Band |
Bandwidth (µm) |
Central Wavelength (µm) |
Pixel Size (m) |
|
Surface/Cloud Temperature |
20 |
3.660 - 3.840 |
3.785 |
1000 |
|
21 |
3.930 - 3.989 |
3.960 |
1000 |
|
|
22* |
3.930 - 3.989 |
3.960 |
1000 |
|
|
23 |
4.020 - 4.080 |
4.056 |
1000 |
|
|
Atmospheric Temperature |
24 |
4.433 - 4.498 |
4.472 |
1000 |
|
25 |
4.482 - 4.549 |
4.545 |
1000 |
|
|
Cirrus Clouds |
26 |
1.360 - 1.390 |
1.383 |
1000 |
|
Water Vapor |
27 |
6.535 - 6.895 |
6.752 |
1000 |
|
28 |
7.175 - 7.475 |
7.334 |
1000 |
|
|
Cloud Properties |
29 |
8.400 - 8.700 |
8.518 |
1000 |
|
Ozone |
30 |
9.580 - 9.880 |
9.737 |
1000 |
|
Surface/Cloud Temperature |
31 |
10.780 - 11.280 |
11.017 |
1000 |
|
32 |
11.770 - 12.270 |
12.032 |
1000 |
|
|
Cloud Top Altitude |
33 |
13.185 - 13.485 |
13.359 |
1000 |
|
34 |
13.485 - 13.785 |
13.675 |
1000 |
|
|
35 |
13.785 - 14.085 |
13.907 |
1000 |
|
|
36 |
14.085 - 14.385 |
14.192 |
1000 |
*different saturation levels