RED VIS 0.6UM SHOWS SURFACE FEATURES MORE VISIBLE THAN B1
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BAND 3
VEGETATION NEAR IR 0.8UM - IT ASSESS VEG COVER AND BURN SCAS FROM FOREST FIRES, LAKES STAND OUT IN THIS BAND
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BAND 4
1.37UM, SENSITIE TO HIGH VERY THIN CIRRUS, HAS A STRONG WATER VAPOUR EMISSION BAND
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BAND 5
SNOW AND ICE 1.UM - DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN WATER AND ICE CLOUDS DURING THE DAY, AND BETWEEN SNOW COVER AND CLOUDS. ADDITIONLLY IT DETECTS FIRE AT NIGHT
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BAND 6
2.2UM - DETECTS CCN/AEROSOL SIZE AND GROWTH, AS WELL AS SNOW AND HOTSPOT DETECTION
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BAND 7
THE SHORTWAVE IR WINDOW OF 3.9UM ALLOWS FOR FOG AND LOW COUD IDENTIFICATION, AS WELL AS UHI, SNOW COVER AND HOT SPOTS
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BAND 8
UPPER TROPOSPHERE WV IR AT 6.2UM DETECTS WV FLOW HERE, BUT CANNOT SEE THE LOWER TROP OR SURFACE AS EMISSION OF WV HERE ARE LOWER
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BAND 9
MID TROP WV IR AT 6.9UM DETECTS THE FLOW OF WV HERE AND ALSO CANNOT SEE THE LOWER TROP OR SURFACE
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BAND 10
LOWER TROP WV IR AT 7.3UM CAN DETECT PARTICLES AT LOWER TROP BUT CANT SEE NEAR THE SURFACE
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BAND 11
8.4UM DETECTS THE TOPS OF CLOUDS WHEN USED WITH OTHER BANDS E.G. 11.2 AND 12.3
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BAND 12
O3 IR 9.UM DETECTS ITS MOTION NEAR TROP BUT DOESN'T PROVIDE TOTAL COLUMN O3
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BAND 13
CLEAN LW IR IMAGE AT 10.3UM HAS LITTL SENSITIVITY TO WV BUT SLIGHT TO O3
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BAND 14
LW IR WINDOW AT 11.2 UM (CAN BE PAIRED WITH B11) IS LIKE TRADITIONAL IR IMAGERY BUT IS MORE SENSITIVE TO WV AND NOT TO O3
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BAND 15
DIRTY LW IR WINDOW 12.3UM CAN SHOW SAHARAN DUST AND TOTAL COLUMN O3, THIS IS USEFUL WHEN COMBINED WITH CLEANER WINDOW
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BAND 16
CO2 LW IR AT 13.3UM ESTIMATES TEMPERAATURE AND TROPOSPHERE HEIGHTS, BUT CAN'T SEE SURFACE. GOOD WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER BANDS.
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BAND 2
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RED VIS 0.6UM SHOWS SURFACE FEATURES MORE VISIBLE THAN B1
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