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•Spatial Resolution:
»Global Area
Coverage (GAC): 4.4 kilometers
» Local Area Coverage (LAC): 1.1
kilometers (Available in parts of the
world)
•Swath Width: 2800 kilometers
•Coverage: 2 times per day per satellite
•Records Data in 5
Wavelength Intervals (bands or channels)
»1. Visible Green
and Red (0.58 to 0.68 microns)
»2. Near Infrared
(0.72 to 1.10 microns)
»3. Mid Infrared
(3.53 to 3.93 microns)
»4. Thermal Infrared
(10.3 to 11.3 microns)
»5. Thermal Infrared
(11.5 to 12.5 microns)
•Bands 1 and 2
record reflected energy
•Band 3 records
reflected energy during the day and emitted energy at night.
•Bands 4 and 5
records emitted thermal (heat) energy
Characteristics
of the AVHRR Sensor