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Solar and Infrared Channel Normalized Spectral Responses
NOAA-15, Channels 3-5
Channel 3 | Channel 4 | Channel 5 |
Wavelength | Response | Wavelength | Response | Wavelength | Response |
0.508 | 0.00022 | 3.043 | 0.00001 | 10.180 | 0.00005 |
0.516 | 0.00009 | 3.071 | 0.00002 | 10.260 | 0.00007 |
0.576 | 0.00001 | 3.134 | 0.00005 | 10.440 | 0.00001 |
0.580 | 0.00001 | 3.190 | 0.00001 | 10.600 | 0.00045 |
0.640 | 0.00001 | 3.421 | 0.00009 | 11.260 | 0.00008 |
0.656 | 0.00001 | 3.428 | 0.00018 | 11.280 | 0.00011 |
0.664 | 0.00004 | 3.435 | 0.00028 | 11.300 | 0.00070 |
0.668 | 0.00006 | 3.442 | 0.00049 | 11.320 | 0.00197 |
0.672 | 0.00012 | 3.449 | 0.00067 | 11.340 | 0.00537 |
0.676 | 0.00013 | 3.456 | 0.00118 | 11.360 | 0.01365 |
0.688 | 0.00078 | 3.463 | 0.00179 | 11.380 | 0.03396 |
0.700 | 0.01438 | 3.470 | 0.00290 | 11.400 | 0.08206 |
0.704 | 0.03501 | 3.477 | 0.00425 | 11.420 | 0.18790 |
0.712 | 0.14890 | 3.484 | 0.00714 | 11.440 | 0.36950 |
0.716 | 0.22620 | 3.491 | 0.01150 | 11.460 | 0.57990 |
0.736 | 0.61600 | 3.498 | 0.01860 | 11.480 | 0.73260 |
0.740 | 0.76180 | 3.505 | 0.03120 | 11.500 | 0.78000 |
0.752 | 0.90250 | 3.512 | 0.05370 | 11.520 | 0.76630 |
0.760 | 0.85810 | 3.519 | 0.09450 | 11.540 | 0.75950 |
0.764 | 0.86560 | 3.526 | 0.16400 | 11.560 | 0.77550 |
0.784 | 0.98890 | 3.533 | 0.27200 | 11.580 | 0.80710 |
0.788 | 0.98940 | 3.540 | 0.41800 | 11.600 | 0.85080 |
0.792 | 0.99010 | 3.547 | 0.58100 | 11.620 | 0.88180 |
0.796 | 0.98110 | 3.554 | 0.72000 | 11.640 | 0.91650 |
0.800 | 0.97270 | 3.561 | 0.80200 | 11.660 | 0.94590 |
0.804 | 0.97560 | 3.568 | 0.83400 | 11.680 | 0.96800 |
0.808 | 0.98590 | 3.575 | 0.84000 | 11.700 | 0.97460 |
0.812 | 0.99470 | 3.582 | 0.84300 | 11.720 | 0.98800 |
0.816 | 0.99850 | 3.589 | 0.85200 | 11.740 | 0.99570 |
0.820 | 0.99880 | 3.596 | 0.86000 | 11.760 | 1.00000 |
0.824 | 1.00000 | 3.603 | 0.87700 | 11.780 | 0.99620 |
0.828 | 0.99840 | 3.610 | 0.89300 | 11.800 | 0.99060 |
0.832 | 0.99470 | 3.617 | 0.90600 | 11.820 | 0.99370 |
0.836 | 0.99140 | 3.624 | 0.91900 | 11.840 | 0.99330 |
0.840 | 0.98590 | 3.631 | 0.92900 | 11.860 | 0.99740 |
0.844 | 0.97990 | 3.638 | 0.93900 | 11.880 | 0.99660 |
0.848 | 0.96850 | 3.645 | 0.94600 | 11.900 | 0.99230 |
0.852 | 0.95470 | 3.652 | 0.95300 | 11.920 | 0.98730 |
0.856 | 0.94080 | 3.659 | 0.95900 | 11.940 | 0.98000 |
0.860 | 0.92990 | 3.666 | 0.96000 | 11.960 | 0.96310 |
0.864 | 0.92320 | 3.673 | 0.96500 | 11.980 | 0.95280 |
0.868 | 0.92170 | 3.680 | 0.96800 | 12.000 | 0.92880 |
0.872 | 0.93010 | 3.687 | 0.97000 | 12.020 | 0.91970 |
0.876 | 0.94140 | 3.694 | 0.97300 | 12.040 | 0.89990 |
0.880 | 0.95180 | 3.701 | 0.97800 | 12.060 | 0.88810 |
0.884 | 0.95110 | 3.708 | 0.98100 | 12.080 | 0.87920 |
0.888 | 0.94430 | 3.715 | 0.98900 | 12.100 | 0.86610 |
0.892 | 0.92810 | 3.722 | 0.99600 | 12.120 | 0.86620 |
0.896 | 0.91020 | 3.729 | 0.99800 | 12.140 | 0.86200 |
0.900 | 0.89440 | 3.736 | 1.00000 | 12.160 | 0.85110 |
0.904 | 0.88880 | 3.743 | 0.99800 | 12.180 | 0.84930 |
0.908 | 0.89210 | 3.750 | 0.98900 | 12.200 | 0.84490 |
0.912 | 0.90360 | 3.757 | 0.97800 | 12.220 | 0.83160 |
0.916 | 0.91220 | 3.764 | 0.96900 | 12.240 | 0.83140 |
0.920 | 0.91460 | 3.771 | 0.95800 | 12.260 | 0.82940 |
0.924 | 0.90350 | 3.778 | 0.95300 | 12.280 | 0.83000 |
0.928 | 0.87950 | 3.785 | 0.94600 | 12.300 | 0.82290 |
0.932 | 0.84870 | 3.792 | 0.94200 | 12.320 | 0.83040 |
0.936 | 0.82030 | 3.799 | 0.94700 | 12.340 | 0.82640 |
0.940 | 0.79500 | 3.806 | 0.95300 | 12.360 | 0.79330 |
0.944 | 0.76570 | 3.813 | 0.93800 | 12.380 | 0.72050 |
0.948 | 0.74830 | 3.820 | 0.93700 | 12.400 | 0.61430 |
0.952 | 0.73650 | 3.827 | 0.90300 | 12.420 | 0.45850 |
0.956 | 0.72880 | 3.834 | 0.85500 | 12.440 | 0.31290 |
0.960 | 0.71940 | 3.841 | 0.78600 | 12.460 | 0.18960 |
0.964 | 0.70350 | 3.848 | 0.70300 | 12.480 | 0.10670 |
0.968 | 0.68070 | 3.855 | 0.61300 | 12.500 | 0.05644 |
0.972 | 0.64660 | 3.862 | 0.53500 | 12.520 | 0.03004 |
0.976 | 0.58280 | 3.869 | 0.46300 | 12.540 | 0.01614 |
0.980 | 0.47820 | 3.876 | 0.40200 | 12.560 | 0.00872 |
0.984 | 0.36170 | 3.883 | 0.35100 | 12.580 | 0.00430 |
0.988 | 0.26130 | 3.890 | 0.31000 | 12.600 | 0.00229 |
0.992 | 0.18440 | 3.897 | 0.27900 | 12.620 | 0.00124 |
0.996 | 0.12570 | 3.904 | 0.25300 | 12.640 | 0.00017 |
1.000 | 0.07841 | 3.911 | 0.23300 | 12.660 | 0.00066 |
1.004 | 0.04366 | 3.974 | 0.10700 | 12.840 | 0.00005 |
1.008 | 0.02168 | 3.995 | 0.06400 | 12.900 | 0.00036 |
1.012 | 0.01005 | 4.079 | 0.00229 | 13.140 | 0.00012 |
1.016 | 0.00464 | 4.135 | 0.00017 | 13.300 | 0.00040 |
1.020 | 0.00216 | 4.233 | 0.00407 | 13.580 | 0.00124 |
1.024 | 0.00102 | 4.247 | 0.00388 | 13.620 | 0.00010 |
1.028 | 0.00051 | 4.296 | 0.00442 | 13.760 | 0.00029 |
1.032 | 0.00024 | 4.401 | 0.00026 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
1.036 | 0.00015 | 4.408 | 0.00006 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
1.040 | 0.00005 | 4.422 | 0.00011 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
1.044 | 0.00001 | 4.429 | 0.00011 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
0.000 | 0.00000 | 4.450 | 0.00004 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
0.000 | 0.00000 | 4.464 | 0.00011 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
0.000 | 0.00000 | 4.492 | 0.00005 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
0.000 | 0.00000 | 4.499 | 0.00007 | 0.000 | 0.00000 |
Instrument Response Functions