NOAA-16

NOAA-L (Afternoon)

Launched in:	2000
Out of service since:	2014
Repeat cycle:	11 days
Orbit height:	870 km
Orbit type:	near polar - sun synchronous
Organisation:	NOAA
Launched 21 Sep 2000. Decommissioned 9 Jun 2014.

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Data ordering

AMSU-A (Advanced Microwave Sounding)

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Data ordering

Band	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)
Band 1 (23.8 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 2 (31.4 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 3 (50.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 4 (52.8 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 5 (53.6 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 6 (54.40 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 7 (54.94 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 8 (55.5 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 9 (57.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 10 (57.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 11 (57.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 12 (57.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 13 (57.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 14 (57.3 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343
Band 15 (89.0 GHz) (Microwave)	50000	2343

AMSU-B (Advanced Microwave Sounding)

Band	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)
Band 16 (89.0 GHz) (Microwave)	15000	2343
Band 17 (150.0 GHZ) (Microwave)	15000	2343
Band 18 (183.31 GHz) (Microwave)	15000	2343
Band 19 (183.31 GHz) (Microwave)	15000	2343
Band 20 (183.31 GHz) (Microwave)	15000	2343

AVHRR/3 (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer)

Band	Wavelength (µm)	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)
Band 1 (VIS)	0.58 to 0.68	1090 (4000)	2000
Band 2 (NIR)	0.725 to 1.1	1090 (4000)	2000
Band 3A (SWIR)	1.58 to 1.64	1090 (4000)	2000
Band 3B (MWIR)	3.55 to 3.93	1090 (4000)	2000
Band 4 (TIR)	10.3 to 11.3	1090 (4000)	2000
Band 5 (TIR)	11.5 to 12.5	1090 (4000)	2000

HIRS/3 (High Resolution Infrared Sounder)

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DLR - World Data Center Atmosphere

Data ordering

NOAA NCEI

Band	Wavelength (µm)	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)
Band 1 (TIR)	14.95	20000	1080
Band 2 (TIR)	14.71	20000	1080
Band 3 (TIR)	14.49	20000	1080
Band 4 (TIR)	14.22	20000	1080
Band 5 (TIR)	13.97	20000	1080
Band 6 (TIR)	13.64	20000	1080
Band 7 (TIR)	13.35	20000	1080
Band 8 (TIR)	11.11	20000	1080
Band 9 (TIR)	9.71	20000	1080
Band 10 (TIR)	12.47	20000	1080
Band 11 (TIR)	7.33	20000	1080
Band 12 (TIR)	6.52	20000	1080
Band 13 (MWIR)	4.57	20000	1080
Band 14 (MWIR)	4.52	20000	1080
Band 15 (MWIR)	4.47	20000	1080
Band 16 (MWIR)	4.45	20000	1080
Band 17 (MWIR)	4.13	20000	1080
Band 18 (MWIR)	4	20000	1080
Band 19 (MWIR)	3.76	20000	1080
Band 20 (VIS)	0.69	20000	1080

SBUV/2 (Solar Backscatter Ultra violet instrument)

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Data ordering

KNMI Data Centre
NOAA NCEI

Band	Wavelength (µm)	Bandwidth (µm)	Resolution (m)	Swath width (km)
Band 1 (VIS)	0.252	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 2 (VIS)	0.273	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 3 (VIS)	0.283	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 4 (VIS)	0.288	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 5 (VIS)	0.292	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 6 (VIS)	0.298	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 7 (VIS)	0.302	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 8 (VIS)	0.306	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 9 (NIR)	0.312	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 10 (VIS)	0.318	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 11 (VIS)	0.331	0.0011	170000	120 (170)
Band 12 (VIS)	0.34	0.0011	170000	120 (170)