ISCCP: ISCCP Instrument Response Functions

ISCCP INSTRUMENT RESPONSE FUNCTIONS

These tables contain values for instrument response (normalized to a peak value of 1.0) as a function of wavelength (microns).

GMS | GOES | INSAT | METEOSAT | MTS | FY-2C | NOAA

FY-2C Satellites

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP. Channel 1 is solar and channels 2, 3, 4, and 5 are infrared.

FY-2C Channels 1,2
FY-2C Channels 3,4,5

GMS Satellites

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP. Channel 1 is solar and channels 2, 3 and 4 (where available) are infrared.

GMS-1 Channels 1,2
GMS-2 Channels 1,2
GMS-3 Channels 1,2
GMS-4 Channels 1,2
GMS-5 Channel 1
GMS-5 Channels 2,3,4

GOES Satellites

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP. Channel 1 is solar and channels 2, 3, 4, and 5 (where available) are infrared.

GOES-5 Channels 1,2
GOES-6 Channels 1,2
GOES-7 Channels 1,2
GOES-8 Channels 1,2
GOES-8 Channels 3,4,5
GOES-9 Channels 1,2
GOES-9 Channels 3,4,5
GOES-10 Channels 1,2
GOES-10 Channels 3,4,5
GOES-11 Channels 1,2
GOES-11 Channels 3,4,5
GOES-12 Channels 1,2
GOES-12 Channels 3,4,5

INSAT Satellite

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP. Channel 1 is solar and channel 2 is infrared.

INSAT-1B Channels 1,2

METEOSAT Satellites

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP.
For METEOSAT-2 through METEOSAT-7, Channel 1 is solar, channel 2 is infrared, and channel 3 is an additional infrared channel (water vapor).
Starting METEOSAT-8, Channels 1,3 are solar, channels 2,4,5,6,9,10,11 are infrared, and channels 7 and 8 are water vapor channels.

METEOSAT-2 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-3 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-4 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-5 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-6 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-7 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-8 Channels 1,2,3
METEOSAT-8 Channels 4,5,6,7
METEOSAT-8 Channels 8,9,10,11

MTS Satellites

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP. Channel 1 is solar and channels 2,3,4,5 are infrared.

MTS-1 Channels 1,2
MTS-1 Channels 3,4,5

NOAA Satellites

Channel numbers given here are those used by ISCCP. Channels 1 and 3 are solar; channels 2, 4, 5, and 6 (where available) are infrared.

NOAA-7 Channels 1,2
NOAA-7 Channels 3,4,5
NOAA-8 Channels 1,2
NOAA-8 Channels 3,4
NOAA-9 Channels 1,2
NOAA-9 Channels 3,4,5
NOAA-10 Channels 1,2
NOAA-10 Channels 3,4
NOAA-11 Channels 1,2
NOAA-11 Channels 3,4,5
NOAA-12 Channels 1,2
NOAA-12 Channels 3,4,5
NOAA-14 Channels 1,2
NOAA-14 Channels 3,4,5
NOAA-15 Channels 1,2
NOAA-15 Channels 3,4,5
NOAA-16 Channels 1,2,3
NOAA-16 Channels 4,5,6
NOAA-17 Channels 1,2,3
NOAA-17 Channels 4,5,6
NOAA-18 Channels 1,2,3
NOAA-18 Channels 4,5,6

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