POES

Satellites	SNPP and NOAA-20 through NOAA-23 (see https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/SNPP/status.html and http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)
Orbit Type	Polar
Instrument	VIIRS
Resolution	0.375 km bands 1-5, 0.750 km bands 6-22

Band	Central Wavelength (µm)	Primary Uses
1	0.640	Imagery
2	0.865	NDVI
3	1.610	Binary Snow Map
4	3.740	Imagery Clouds
5	11.450	Cloud Imagery
6	0.412	Ocean Color, Aerosols
7	0.445	Ocean Color, Aerosols
8	0.488	Ocean Color, Aerosols
9	0.555	Ocean Color, Aerosols
10	0.672	Ocean Color, Aerosols
11	0.746	Atmospheric Correction
12	0.865	Ocean Color, Aerosols
13	1.240	Cloud Particle Size
14	1.378	Cirrus / Cloud Cover
15	1.610	Binary Snow Map
16	2.250	Clouds
17	3.700	Sea Surface Temperature
18	4.050	Sea Surface Temperature, Fires
19	8.550	Cloud Top Properties
20	10.763	Sea Surface Temperature
21	12.013	Sea Surface Temperature
22	0.700	Imagery

Satellites	NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)
Orbit Type	Polar
Data Types	HRPT, GAC and LAC
Instruments	AVHRR (NOAA-6 through 14) and AVHRR/3 (NOAA-15 through 19)
Resolution	1 km (VIS and IR)

Band	Central Wavelength (µm)	Primary Uses
1	0.63	Visible cloud and surface features
2	0.86	Visible aerosols over water, vegetation
3*	3.74	Infrared low-level cloud/fog, fire detection
4	10.8	Infrared surface/cloud-top temperature
5	12.0	Infrared surface/cloud temperature, low-level water vapor; band 5 on NOAA-10 is not available
6*	1.61	Near-infrared surface, cloud phase (NOAA-15 and later)
* For NOAA-15 and later, channels 3A and 3B are labeled in McIDAS as bands 6 and 3, respectively.

Satellites	NOAA-6 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)
Orbit Type	Polar
Data Type	TIP
Instruments	HIRS (NOAA-6 through 14), HIRS/3 (NOAA-15 through 17) and HIRS/4 (NOAA-18 and later)
Resolution	20 km

Band	Central Wavelength (µm)	Major Absorbing Gases	Sounding Level (mb)	Primary Uses
1	15.0 (IR)	CO₂	30	Temperature sounding
2	14.7 (IR)	CO₂	60	Temperature sounding
3	14.5 (IR)	CO₂	100	Temperature sounding
4	14.2 (IR)	CO₂	400	Temperature sounding
5	14.0 (IR)	CO₂	600	Temperature sounding
6	13.6 (IR)	CO₂, H₂O	800	Temperature sounding
7	13.4 (IR)	CO₂, H₂O	900	Temperature sounding
8	11.1 (IR)	Window	Surface	Surface temperature
9	9.71 (IR)	O₃	25	Ozone measurement
10	8.2 (IR)	H₂O	900	Water vapor detection (NOAA-6 through 10 and 12)
10	12.5 (IR)	H₂O	Surface	Water vapor detection (NOAA-11, and 14 and later)
11	7.33 (IR)	H₂O	700	Water vapor detection
12	6.8 (IR)	H₂O	500	Water vapor detection (NOAA-6 through 14)
12	6.52 (IR)	H₂O	500	Water vapor detection (NOAA-15 and later)
13	4.57 (IR)	N₂O	1000	Temperature sounding
14	4.52 (IR)	N₂O	950	Temperature sounding
15	4.47 (IR)	CO₂, N₂O	700	Temperature sounding
16	4.45 (IR)	CO₂, N₂O	400	Temperature sounding
17	4.13 (IR)	CO₂	Surface	Temperature sounding
18	4.00 (IR)	Window	Surface	Surface temperature
19	3.76 (IR)	Window	Surface	Surface temperature
20	0.69 (VIS)	Window	Cloud	Daytime cloud detection

Satellites	NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html/ for current status)
Orbit Type	Polar
Data Type	TIP
Instrument	AMSU-A
Resolution	50 km

Band	Frequency (GHz)	Primary Uses
1	23.8	Surface temperature
2	31.4	Surface temperature
3	50.3	Surface temperature
4	52.8	Troposphere temperature
5	53.6	Troposphere temperature
6	54.4	Troposphere temperature
7	54.9	Troposphere temperature
8	55.5	Tropopause temperature
9	57.3	Tropopause temperature
10	57.3	Temperature sounding: 2-band combo 57.3 +/- .2
11	57.3	Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .048
12	57.3	Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .022
13	57.3	Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .010
14	57.3	Temperature sounding: 4 bands (57.3 +/- .3) +/- .004
15	89.0	Surface characteristics

Satellites	NOAA-15 through NOAA-19 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html for current status)
Orbit Type	Polar
Data Type	TIP
Instrument	AMSU-B
Resolution	16 km

Band	Frequency (GHz)	Primary Uses
16	89.0	Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 89.0 +/- .9
17	150.0	Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 150.0 +/- .9
18	183.3	Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 1.0
19	183.3	Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 3.0
20	183.3	Temperature sounding: 2 band combo 183.3 +/- 7.0

Satellites	NOAA-6 through NOAA-14 (see http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.thml for current status)
Orbit Type	Polar
Data Type	TIP
Instrument	MSU
Resolution	150 km