The MODIS sensor aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites was designed to acquire data across a wide range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. These wavelengths include the visible, near-infrared, shortwave infrared, and thermal infrared and are used to collect data to study various phenomena that occur on the Earth and in our atmosphere.
Band | Reflected Range (nm) | Emitted Range (µm) | Band Explanation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 620–670 | Shortwave/VIS | |
2 | 841–876 | Shortwave/NIR | |
3 | 459–479 | Shortwave/VIS | |
4 | 545–565 | Shortwave/VIS | |
5 | 1230–1250 | Shortwave/NIR | |
6 | 1628–1652 | Shortwave Infrared/SWIR | |
7 | 2105–2155 | Shortwave Infrared/SWIR | |
8 | 405–420 | Shortwave/VIS | |
9 | 438–448 | Shortwave/VIS | |
10 | 483–493 | Shortwave/VIS | |
11 | 526–536 | Shortwave/VIS | |
12 | 546–556 | Shortwave/VIS | |
13h | 662–672 | Shortwave/VIS | |
13l | 662–672 | Shortwave/VIS | |
14h | 673–683 | Shortwave/VIS | |
14l | 673–683 | Shortwave/VIS | |
15 | 743–753 | Shortwave/VIS | |
16 | 862–877 | Shortwave/NIR | |
17 | 890–920 | Shortwave/NIR | |
18 | 931–941 | Shortwave/NIR | |
19 | 915–965 | Shortwave/NIR | |
20 | 3.660–3.840 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
21 | 3.929–3.989 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
22 | 3.929–3.989 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
23 | 4.020–4.080 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
24 | 4.433–4.498 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
25 | 4.482–4.549 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
26 | 1360–1390 | Shortwave/NIR | |
27 | 6.535–6.895 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
28 | 7.175–7.475 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
29 | 8.400–8.700 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
30 | 9.580–9.880 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
31 | 10.780–11.280 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
32 | 11.770–12.270 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
33 | 13.185–13.485 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
34 | 13.485–13.785 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
35 | 13.785–14.085 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR | |
36 | 14.085–14.385 | Longwave thermal Infrared/TIR |