Table 4. Channel characteristics of the GOES I/M Sounder

                                                 NEDN at 925K
              Wavelength      Absorption      [mW m-2 sr -1 (cm-1)-1]       Main
Channel         (m)             band             predicted               purpose
-------       ----------      ----------       ----------------         ------------
   1            14.73                            0.52
   2            14.47                            0.27
   3            14.29                            0.19                temperature
   4            14.08                            0.19                 sounding
   5            13.61                            0.14
   6            13.37                            0.067
   7            12.02           window              0.059                surface
                                                                        temperature
   8            11.03           window              0.024               and clouds
   9             9.66                             0.040               total ozone
  10             8.16                            0.024
  11             7.33                            0.019               water vapor
  12             6.82                            0.034                sounding
  13             4.57                            0.0021
  14             4.52                            0.0019              temperature
  15             4.46                            0.0018               sounding
  16             4.40                            0.0013
  17             3.97           window              0.0012                surface
                                                                        temperature
  18             3.74           window              0.0005              and clouds
  19             0.69           visible             0.0057%               clouds

(After Table III-1-2 of Rao et al. 1990, and Table 3 of Koenig 1990)