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GOES-R ABI Bands and Bandwidths

ABI Band Central Wavelength (µm) Wavelength Range (µm) Band Explanation Spatial Resolution (km) @ nadir
1 (blue) 0.47 0.45 – 0.49 Visible/reflective 1
2 (red) 0.64 0.59 – 0.69 Visible/reflective 0.5
3 0.865 0.846 – 0.885 Reflective 1
4 1.378 1.371 – 1.386 Cirrus 2
5 1.61 1.58 – 1.64 Snow/ice 1
6 2.25 2.225 – 2.275 Particle size 2
7 3.9 3.80 – 4.00 Shortwave IR window 2
8 6.19 5.77 – 6.6 Water vapor 2
9 6.95 6.75 – 7.15 Water vapor 2
10 7.34 7.24 – 7.44 Water vapor 2
11 8.5 8.3 – 8.7 Water vapor, SO2 2
12 9.61 9.42 – 9.8 Ozone 2
13 10.35 10.1 – 10.6 Longwave IR window 2
14 11.2 10.8 – 11.6 Longwave IR window 2
15 12.3 11.8 – 12.8 Longwave IR 2
16 13.3 13.0 – 13.6 Longwave IR 2