Name of the sensor

Wavelength (µm)

Waveband

Spatial resolution (m)

Primary purpose

AATSR/ENVISAT

10.8

Band 6

1000

Sea surface temperature

12

Band 7

1000

Sea surface temperature

ABI/GOES-R

7.34

Band 10

2000

Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO₂

8.5

Band 11

2000

Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO₂, rainfall

9.61

Band 12

2000

Total ozone, turbulence, winds

10.35

Band 13

2000

Surface and cloud

11.2

Band 14

2000

Imagery, SST, clouds, rainfall

12.3

Band 15

2000

Total water, ash, SST

13.3

Band 16

2000

Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts

Aster

8.12 - 8.47

Band10

90

Surface temperature

8.47 - 8.82

Band11

90

Surface temperature

8.92 - 9.27

Band12

90

Surface temperature

10.25 - 10.95

Band13

90

Surface temperature

10.95 - 11.65

Band14

90

Surface temperature

AVHRR

3.50 - 3.93

Band3

4400 and 1100 in USA

Night cloud mapping, sea surface temperature

10.30 - 11.31

Band4

4401 and 1100 in USA

Night cloud mapping, sea surface temperature

11.50 - 12.50

Band5

4401 and 1100 in USA

Sea surface temperature

Daedalus (AMS) AA3600DS

3.0 - 5.4

Band 9

5

Oil spill detection, mapping and detection of fire and geologic areas

8.5 - 12.5

Band 10

5

Geologic, water suspended sediment, H₂O temp-Spring and seep detection, water algae, forest inventory, crop vigor studies, fire detection and oil spill detection mapping

Daedalus (AMS) AA3607DS

3.0 - 5.4

Band 15

2.5

Oil spill detection/mapping, fire detection/mapping, geologic mapping

8.5 - 12.5

Band 16

2.5

Geologic, water suspended sediment, H₂O temp-Spring and seep detection, water algae, forest inventory, crop vigor studies, fire detection and oil spill detection mapping

Daedalus (ATM)

8.5-14.0 High gain

Band 11

25

Earth resources mapping, vegetation/land cover mapping, and geologic studies

8.5 -14.0 Low gain

Band 12

25

Earth resources mapping, vegetation/land cover mapping, and geologic studies

DAIS 7915 (Airbone Sensor)

8.0 -12.6

Band 6

20

Surface temperature

IRMSS/CBRES

10.4 - 12.5

Band 09

80

To assist in thermal mapping, soil moisture and vegetation studies,

separates land and water sharply.

IRS/HJ-1

10.5 - 12.5

Band 4

300

land surface temperature

Landsat 8

10.30 - 11.30

Band 10

100

Thermal mapping and estimated soil moisture

11.50 - 12.50

Band 11

100

Improved thermal mapping and estimated soil moisture

Landsat 7 ETM+

10.40 - 12.50

Band 6

60

Thermal mapping and estimated soil moisture

MERSI/FY-3

11.25

Band 5

250

Land, cloud and aerosols properties