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Infrared Channel Normalized Spectral Responses
METEOSAT-8, Channels 4-7
Channel 4 | Channel 5 | Channel 6 | Channel 7 |
Wavelength | Response | Wavelength | Response | Wavelength | Response | Wavelength | Response |
3.656 | 0.73445 | 11.280 | 0.02286 | 1.494 | 0.00095 | 5.854 | 0.67766 |
3.445 | 0.00049 | 10.800 | 0.00015 | 1.427 | 0.00016 | 5.422 | 0.00088 |
3.462 | 0.00021 | 10.840 | 0.00025 | 1.433 | 0.00020 | 5.458 | 0.00027 |
3.480 | 0.00153 | 10.880 | 0.00030 | 1.438 | 0.00022 | 5.494 | 0.00026 |
3.498 | 0.00282 | 10.920 | 0.00042 | 1.444 | 0.00029 | 5.530 | 0.00034 |
3.515 | 0.00449 | 10.960 | 0.00043 | 1.450 | 0.00039 | 5.566 | 0.00086 |
3.533 | 0.00784 | 11.000 | 0.00039 | 1.455 | 0.00047 | 5.602 | 0.00103 |
3.550 | 0.01844 | 11.040 | 0.00038 | 1.461 | 0.00056 | 5.638 | 0.00102 |
3.568 | 0.03829 | 11.080 | 0.00039 | 1.466 | 0.00065 | 5.674 | 0.00438 |
3.586 | 0.08343 | 11.120 | 0.00058 | 1.472 | 0.00066 | 5.710 | 0.01356 |
3.603 | 0.17367 | 11.160 | 0.00068 | 1.478 | 0.00069 | 5.746 | 0.03779 |
3.621 | 0.33046 | 11.200 | 0.00453 | 1.483 | 0.00075 | 5.782 | 0.12190 |
3.638 | 0.54283 | 11.240 | 0.00950 | 1.489 | 0.00082 | 5.818 | 0.33148 |
3.656 | 0.73445 | 11.280 | 0.02286 | 1.494 | 0.00095 | 5.854 | 0.67766 |
3.674 | 0.86929 | 11.320 | 0.04640 | 1.500 | 0.00127 | 5.890 | 0.87267 |
3.691 | 0.93084 | 11.360 | 0.08883 | 1.506 | 0.00118 | 5.926 | 0.85238 |
3.709 | 0.95634 | 11.400 | 0.18007 | 1.511 | 0.00120 | 5.962 | 0.81523 |
3.726 | 0.96954 | 11.440 | 0.34184 | 1.517 | 0.00156 | 5.998 | 0.82902 |
3.744 | 0.97607 | 11.480 | 0.57631 | 1.522 | 0.00244 | 6.034 | 0.81956 |
3.762 | 0.98499 | 11.520 | 0.80344 | 1.528 | 0.00251 | 6.070 | 0.80023 |
3.779 | 0.98383 | 11.560 | 0.93175 | 1.534 | 0.00481 | 6.106 | 0.82693 |
3.797 | 0.99616 | 11.600 | 0.98722 | 1.539 | 0.00693 | 6.142 | 0.86362 |
3.814 | 0.99425 | 11.640 | 1.00000 | 1.545 | 0.01254 | 6.178 | 0.88868 |
3.832 | 1.00000 | 11.680 | 0.98254 | 1.550 | 0.02332 | 6.214 | 0.91900 |
3.850 | 0.98499 | 11.720 | 0.96071 | 1.556 | 0.04652 | 6.250 | 0.94751 |
3.867 | 0.97749 | 11.760 | 0.96634 | 1.562 | 0.10727 | 6.286 | 0.94828 |
3.885 | 0.98570 | 11.800 | 0.97013 | 1.567 | 0.28530 | 6.322 | 0.91531 |
3.902 | 0.99550 | 11.840 | 0.98231 | 1.573 | 0.51472 | 6.358 | 0.88276 |
3.920 | 0.98728 | 11.880 | 0.99002 | 1.578 | 0.80192 | 6.394 | 0.89105 |
3.938 | 0.98603 | 11.920 | 0.99848 | 1.584 | 0.96710 | 6.430 | 0.91848 |
3.955 | 0.97708 | 11.960 | 0.97679 | 1.590 | 0.99264 | 6.466 | 0.95916 |
3.973 | 0.96369 | 12.000 | 0.95508 | 1.595 | 0.98937 | 6.502 | 0.99006 |
3.990 | 0.94728 | 12.040 | 0.93015 | 1.601 | 0.99571 | 6.538 | 1.00000 |
4.008 | 0.94726 | 12.080 | 0.92588 | 1.606 | 1.00000 | 6.574 | 0.99285 |
4.026 | 0.93830 | 12.120 | 0.93232 | 1.612 | 0.99811 | 6.610 | 0.97367 |
4.043 | 0.92768 | 12.160 | 0.88960 | 1.618 | 0.98870 | 6.646 | 0.97128 |
4.061 | 0.92596 | 12.200 | 0.86998 | 1.623 | 0.98066 | 6.682 | 0.90909 |
4.078 | 0.90537 | 12.240 | 0.88399 | 1.629 | 0.97626 | 6.718 | 0.71491 |
4.096 | 0.90254 | 12.280 | 0.88059 | 1.634 | 0.97809 | 6.754 | 0.43544 |
4.114 | 0.88722 | 12.320 | 0.84638 | 1.640 | 0.98415 | 6.790 | 0.22832 |
4.131 | 0.86915 | 12.360 | 0.78343 | 1.646 | 0.99074 | 6.826 | 0.10372 |
4.149 | 0.84070 | 12.400 | 0.63035 | 1.651 | 0.99533 | 6.862 | 0.04622 |
4.166 | 0.78198 | 12.440 | 0.43403 | 1.657 | 0.99437 | 6.898 | 0.01993 |
4.184 | 0.68596 | 12.480 | 0.27565 | 1.662 | 0.98703 | 6.934 | 0.01133 |
4.202 | 0.56955 | 12.520 | 0.16524 | 1.668 | 0.97605 | 6.970 | 0.00542 |
4.219 | 0.44737 | 12.560 | 0.09338 | 1.674 | 0.96609 | 7.006 | 0.00234 |
4.237 | 0.31338 | 12.600 | 0.05084 | 1.679 | 0.92900 | 7.042 | 0.00103 |
4.254 | 0.15294 | 12.640 | 0.02486 | 1.685 | 0.86611 | 7.078 | 0.00146 |
4.272 | 0.08850 | 12.680 | 0.01656 | 1.690 | 0.75278 | 7.114 | 0.00131 |
4.290 | 0.04848 | 12.720 | 0.01141 | 1.696 | 0.57658 | 7.150 | 0.00053 |
4.307 | 0.02817 | 12.760 | 0.00454 | 1.702 | 0.36770 | 7.186 | 0.00054 |
4.325 | 0.01699 | 12.800 | 0.00170 | 1.707 | 0.19872 | 7.222 | 0.00087 |
4.342 | 0.01167 | 12.840 | 0.00017 | 1.713 | 0.10139 | 7.258 | 0.00071 |
4.360 | 0.00758 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.718 | 0.04314 | 7.294 | 0.00150 |
4.378 | 0.00508 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.724 | 0.01762 | 7.330 | 0.00145 |
4.395 | 0.00354 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.730 | 0.00879 | 7.366 | 0.00077 |
4.413 | 0.00171 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.735 | 0.00456 | 7.402 | 0.00066 |
4.430 | 0.00107 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.741 | 0.00253 | 7.438 | 0.00085 |
4.448 | 0.00080 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.746 | 0.00138 | 7.474 | 0.00185 |
4.466 | 0.00030 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.752 | 0.00077 | 7.510 | 0.00111 |
4.483 | 0.00023 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.758 | 0.00047 | 7.546 | 0.00057 |
4.501 | 0.00005 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.763 | 0.00030 | 7.582 | 0.00042 |
4.518 | 0.00000 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.769 | 0.00019 | 7.618 | 0.00004 |
4.536 | 0.00024 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 1.774 | 0.00012 | 7.654 | 0.00059 |
4.554 | 0.00010 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 0.000 | 0.00000 | 7.690 | 0.00051 |
Instrument Response Functions