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Meteosat

Satellites

Meteosat-12 through Meteosat-15 (12 launched December 2022; 13-15 TBD)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

FCI (Flexible Combined Imager)

Resolution

1 km Broadband Visible, 2 km all others



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.444 VIS Daytime aerosols over land, coastal water mapping
2 0.510 VIS Ocean color, plankton, biogeochemistry
3 0.640 VIS Clouds, fog, insolation, winds
4 0.865 VIS Daytime vegetation/burn scar and aerosols over water, winds
5 0.914 VIS Atmospheric water vapor
6 1.38 NIR Cirrus cloud detection
7 1.61 NIR Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow
8 2.25 NIR Daytime land/cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow
9 3.80 IR Surface and cloud, fog at night, fire, winds
10 6.30 WV High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall
11 7.35 WV Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO2
12 8.70 IR Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO2, rainfall
13 9.66 IR Total ozone, turbulence, winds
14 10.5 IR Surface and cloud
15 12.3 IR Total water, ash, SST
16 13.3 IR Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts

 

Satellites

Meteosat-8 through Meteosat-11 (8 is in back-up status at ~41.5°E; 9 is operational IODC ~45.5°E; 10 is operational RSS at ~9.5°E; 11 is operational at ~0°E)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

SEVIRI

Resolution

1 km Broadband Visible, 3 km all others



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.6 Visible cloud and surface features
2 0.8 Visible aerosols over water, vegetation
3 1.6 Near-Infrared Surface, cloud phase
4 3.9 Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection
5 6.2 Infrared upper-level water vapor
6 7.3 Infrared mid-level water vapor
7 8.7 Infrared total water, cloud phase, dust
8 9.7 Ozone
9 10.8 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
10 12.0 Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor
11 13.4 Infrared CO2; cloud heights
12 0.7 Broadband visible (0.4 - 1.1 μm)

 

Satellites

Meteosat-1 through Meteosat-7 (no longer in use)

Orbit Type

Geostationary

Instrument

METEOSAT Radiometer

Resolution

2.5 km VIS, 5 km IR



Band
Central
Wavelength
(µm)


Primary Uses
1 0.75 Visible cloud and surface features
8 11.5 Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
10 6.9 Infrared mid-level water vapor


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