Table 1 Band characteristics for the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager

1

Reflectance factor

0.45–0.49/

0.47

1

Visible—Blue/

Daytime aerosol over land, coastal water mapping.

2

Reflectance factor

0.59–0.69/

0.64

0.5

Visible—Red/

Daytime clouds, fog, insolation, winds

3

Reflectance factor

0.846–0.885/

0.86

1

Near infrared—Vegetation/

Daytime vegetation, burn scar, aerosol over water, winds

4

Reflectance factor

1.371–1.386/

1.37

2

Near infrared—Cirrus/

Daytime cirrus cloud

5

Reflectance factor

1.58–1.64/

1.6

1

Near infrared—Snow/Ice/

Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow

6

Reflectance factor

2.225–2.275/

2.2

2

Near infrared—Cloud Particle Size/

Daytime land, cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow

7

Brightness temperature (K)

3.80–4.00/

3.9

2

Infrared—Shortwave Window

8

Brightness temperature (K)

5.77–6.6/

6.2

2

Infrared—Upper-level tropospheric water vapor/

High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall

9

Brightness temperature (K)

6.75–7.15/

6.9

2

Infrared—Mid-level tropospheric water vapor/

Mid-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall

10

Brightness temperature (K)

7.24–7.44/

7.3

2

Infrared—Lower-level tropospheric water vapor/

Lower-level water vapor, winds, and sulfur dioxide

11

Brightness temperature (K)

8.3–8.7/

8.4

2

Infrared—Cloud-top phase/

Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, sulfur dioxide, rainfall

12

Brightness temperature (K)

9.42–9.8/

9.6

2

Infrared—Ozone/

Total ozone, turbulence, winds

13

Brightness temperature (K)

10.1–10.6/

10.3

2

Infrared—Clean IR longwave window/

Surface and clouds

14

Brightness temperature (K)

10.8–11.6/

11.2

2

Infrared—IR longwave window/

Imagery, sea surface temperature, clouds, rainfall

15

Brightness temperature (K)

11.8–12.8/

12.3

2

Infrared—Dirty IR longwave window/

Total water, volcanic ash, sea surface temperature

16

Brightness temperature (K)

13.0–13.6/

13.2

2

Infrared—CO₂ longwave/

Air temperature, cloud heights