Summary of Concepts on Satellite Instrumentation

• what channels are on the GOES imager and what are their data resolutions?
• Be clear about the interpretation of all the GOES imager channels:
  • visible
  • 3.9 micron
  • 6.7 micron
  • 10.7 micron
  • 12.7 micron
• what is the physical interpretation of the weighting function for each of the IR channels?
• what channels are on the Polar imager and what are their data resolutions? How does the data resolution compare to the GOES satellites?

• GOES Sounder:
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