GOES-R ABI Bands and Bandwidths
ABI Band | Central Wavelength (µm) | Wavelength Range (µm) | Band Explanation | Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir |
1 (blue) | 0.47 | 0.45 - 0.49 | Visible/reflective | 1 |
2 (red) | 0.64 | 0.59 - 0.69 | Visible/reflective | 0.5 |
3 | 0.865 | 0.846 - 0.885 | Reflective | 1 |
4 | 1.378 | 1.371 - 1.386 | Cirrus | 2 |
5 | 1.61 | 1.58 - 1.64 | Snow/ice | 1 |
6 | 2.25 | 2.225 - 2.275 | Particle size | 2 |
7 | 3.9 | 3.80 - 4.00 | Shortwave IR window | 2 |
8 | 6.19 | 5.77 - 6.6 | Water vapor | 2 |
9 | 6.95 | 6.75 - 7.15 | Water vapor | 2 |
10 | 7.34 | 7.24 - 7.44 | Water vapor | 2 |
11 | 8.5 | 8.3 - 8.7 | Water vapor, SO2 | 2 |
12 | 9.61 | 9.42 - 9.8 | Ozone | 2 |
13 | 10.35 | 10.1 - 10.6 | Longwave IR window | 2 |
14 | 11.2 | 10.8 - 11.6 | Longwave IR window | 2 |
15 | 12.3 | 11.8 - 12.8 | Longwave IR | 2 |
16 | 13.3 | 13.0 - 13.6 | Longwave IR | 2 |