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MODIS bands and wavelengths

MODIS sensor specifications (on Terra and Aqua satellites)





Band reflected Wavelength (nm) emitted Wavelength (nm) Central Wavelength (nm) Resolution (m) Primary Use
1 620-670 645.5 250m Land/Cloud/Aerosols Boundaries
2 841-876 856.5 250m
3 459-479 465.6 500m Land/Cloud/Aerosols Properties
4 545-565 553.6 500m
5 1230-1250 1241.6 500m
6 1628-1652 1629.1 500m
7 2105-2155 2114.1 500m
8 405-420 411.3 1000m Ocean Color/ Phytoplankton/ Biogeochemistry
9 438-448 442 1000m
10 483-493 486.9 1000m
11 526-536 529.6 1000m
12 546-556 546.8 1000m
13 662-672 665.5 1000m
14 673-683 676.8 1000m
15 743-753 746.4 1000m
16 862-877 866.2 1000m
17 890-920 904 1000m Atmospheric Water Vapor
18 931-941 935.5 1000m
19 915-965 935.2 1000m
20 3.660-3.840 3.79 1000m Surface/Cloud Temperature
21 3.929-3.989 3.96 1000m
22 3.929-3.989 3.96 1000m
23 4.020-4.080 4.06 1000m
24 4.433-4.498 4.47 1000m Atmospheric Temperature
25 4.482-4.549 4.55 1000m
26 1360-1390 1.38 1000m Cirrus Clouds Water Vapor
27 6.535-6.895 6.75 1000m
28 7.175-7.475 7.33 1000m
29 8.400-8.700 8.52 1000m Cloud Properties
30 9.580-9.880 9.74 1000m Ozone
31 10.780-11.280 11.02 1000m Surface/Cloud Temperature
32 11.770-12.270 12.03 1000m
33 13.185-13.485 13.36 1000m Cloud Top Altitude
34 13.485-13.785 13.68 1000m
35 13.785-14.085 13.91 1000m
36 14.085-14.385 14.19 1000m

 

List of MODIS products: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/products/modis_products_table

MODIS bands and solar spectrum

Solar spectrum and MODIS sensor bands (source: NASA/Wikipedia)


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