Sentinel-3 OLCI Bands

Source:

• Optical Payloads for Space Missions, edited by Shen-En Qian, 2015 - p.233

Band 1

B01

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 400nm
• Bandwidth = 15nm

Use: Aerosol correction, improved water constituent retrieval.

Custom script: return [B01];

Band 2

B02

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 412nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Yellow substance and detrital pigments (turbidity).

Custom script: return [B02];

Band 3

B03

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 442.5nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Chl absorption max., biogeochemistry, vegetation.

Custom script: return [B03];

Band 4

B04

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 490nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: High Chl, other pigments.

Custom script: return [B04];

Band 5

B05 (red edge)

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 510nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Chl, sediment, turbidity, red tide.

Custom script: return [B05];

Band 6

B06

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 560nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Chlorophyll reference (Chl minimum).

Custom script: return [B06];

Band 7

B07

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 620nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Sediment loading.

Custom script: return [B07];

Band 8

B08

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 665nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Chl (2nd Chl abs. max.), sediment, yellow substance/vegetation.

Custom script: return [B08];

Band 9

B09

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 673.75nm
• Bandwidth = 7.5nm

Use: For improved fluorescence retrieval and to better account for smile together with the bands 665 and 680 nm.

Custom script: return [B09];

Band 10

B10

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 681.25nm
• Bandwidth = 7.5nm

Use: Chl fluorescence peak, red edge.

Custom script: return [B10];

Band 11

B11 (SWIR 1)

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 708.75nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Chl fluorescence baseline, red edge transition.

Custom script: return [B11];

Band 12

B12 (SWIR 2)

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 753.75nm
• Bandwidth = 7.5nm

Use: O2 absorption/clouds, vegetation.

Custom script: return [B12];

Band 13

B13

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 761.25nm
• Bandwidth = 2.5nm

Use: O2 absorption band/aerosol corr.

Custom script: return [B13];

Band 14

B14

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 764.375nm
• Bandwidth = 3.75nm

Use: Atmospheric correction.

Custom script: return [B14];

Band 15

B15

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 767.5nm
• Bandwidth = 2.5nm

Use: O2A used for cloud top pressure, fluorescence over land.

Custom script: return [B15];

Band 16

B16

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 778.75nm
• Bandwidth = 15nm

Use: Atmospheric correction /aerosol correction.

Custom script: return [B16];

Band 17

B17

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 865nm
• Bandwidth = 20nm

Use: Atmospheric correction / aerosol correction, clouds, pixel co-registration.

Custom script: return [B17];

Band 18

B18

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 885nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Water vapour absorption reference band. Common reference band with SLSTR instrument. Vegetation monitoring.

Custom script: return [B18];

Band 19

B19

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 900nm
• Bandwidth = 10nm

Use: Water vapour absorption/vegetation monitoring (max. reflectance).

Custom script: return [B19];

Band 20

B20

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 940nm
• Bandwidth = 20nm

Use: Water vapour absorption, atmospheric/aerosol correction.

Custom script: return [B20];

Band 21

B21

• Resolution = 300m/px
• Central Wavelength = 1020nm
• Bandwidth = 40nm

Use: Atmospheric/aerosol correction.

Custom script: return [B21];