Introductory Summary of the GOES-8 & -9 Imagers
The GOES Imagers measure radiation in five spectral bands, including one visible (channel 1) and four infrared channels. These spectral bands are summarized below
and are also briefly discussed in another RAMM Branch tutorial,
Introduction to
GOES-8.
GOES' Imager Channel Spectral Bands
| Channel | Central Wavelength | Ground Resolution |
| | (microns - um) | (kilometers - km) |
| 1 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 3 | 6.7 | 8 |
| 4 | 10.7 | 4 |
| 5 | 12.0 | 4 |
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