| Terra/Aqua MODIS | ||||
| Band | Band Type | Bandwidth (μm) | Spatial Resolution (m) | Key Use |
| 1 | Red | 0.620 – 0.670 | 250 | Absolute Land Cover Transformation, Vegetation Chlorophyll |
| 2 | NIR | 0.841 – 0.876 | 250 | Cloud Amount, Vegetation Land Cover Transformation |
| 3 | Blue | 0.459 – 0.479 | 500 | Soil/Vegetation Differences |
| 4 | Green | 0.545 – 0.565 | 500 | Green Vegetation |
| 5 | SWIR | 1.230 – 1.250 | 500 | Leaf/Canopy Differences |
| 6 | SWIR | 1.628 – 1.652 | 500 | Snow/Cloud Differences |
| 7 | SWIR | 2.105 – 2.155 | 500 | Cloud Properties, Land Properties |
| 8 | VIS | 0.405 – 0.420 | 1000 | Chlorophyll |
| 9 | VIS | 0.438 – 0.448 | 1000 | Chlorophyll |
| 10 | VIS | 0.483 – 0.493 | 1000 | Chlorophyll |
| 11 | VIS | 0.526 – 0.536 | 1000 | Chlorophyll |
| 12 | VIS | 0.546 – 0.556 | 1000 | Sediments |
| 13h | VIS | 0.662 – 0.672 | 1000 | Atmosphere, Sediments |
| 13l | VIS | 0.662 – 0.672 | 1000 | Atmosphere, Sediments |
| 14h | VIS | 0.673 – 0.683 | 1000 | Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
| 14l | VIS | 0.673 – 0.683 | 1000 | Chlorophyll Fluorescence |
| 15 | VIS | 0.743 – 0.753 | 1000 | Aerosol Properties |
| 16 | NIR | 0.862 – 0.877 | 1000 | Aerosol Properties, Atmospheric Properties |
| 17 | NIR | 0.890 – 0.920 | 1000 | Atmospheric Properties, Cloud Properties |
| 18 | NIR | 0.931 – 0.941 | 1000 | Atmospheric Properties, Cloud Properties |
| 19 | NIR | 0.915 – 0.965 | 1000 | Atmospheric Properties, Cloud Properties |
| 20 | MWIR | 3.660 – 3.840 | 1000 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| 21 | MWIR | 3.929 – 3.989 | 1000 | Forest Fires & Volcanoes |
| 22 | MWIR | 3.929 – 3.989 | 1000 | Cloud Temperature, Surface Temperature |
| 23 | MWIR | 4.020 – 4.080 | 1000 | Cloud Temperature, Surface Temperature |
| 24 | MWIR | 4.433 – 4.498 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction, Troposphere Temperature |
| 25 | MWIR | 4.482 – 4.549 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction, Troposphere Temperature |
| 26 | SWIR | 1.360 – 1.390 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction (Thin Cirrus), Troposphere Temperature |
| 27 | LWIR | 6.535 – 6.895 | 1000 | Mid Troposphere Humidity |
| 28 | LWIR | 7.175 – 7.475 | 1000 | Upper Troposphere Humidity |
| 29 | LWIR | 8.400 – 8.700 | 1000 | Surface Temperature |
| 30 | LWIR | 9.580 – 9.880 | 1000 | Total Ozone |
| 31 | LWIR | 10.780 – 11.280 | 1000 | Cloud Temperature, Forest Fires & Volcanoes, Surface Temp. |
| 32 | LWIR | 11.770 – 12.270 | 1000 | Cloud Height, Forest Fires & Volcanoes, Surface Temperature |
| 33 | LWIR | 13.185 – 13.485 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height |
| 34 | LWIR | 13.485 – 13.785 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height |
| 35 | LWIR | 13.785 – 14.085 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height |
| 36 | LWIR | 14.085 – 14.385 | 1000 | Cloud Fraction, Cloud Height |
| VIIRS | ||||
| Band | Band Type | Bandwidth (μm) | Spatial Resolution (m) | Key Use |
| I1 | VIS | 0.600 – 0.680 | 375 | Imagery - Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) |
| I2 | NIR | 0.850 – 0.880 | 375 | Land Imagery - NDVI |
| I3 | SWIR | 1.580 – 1.640 | 375 | Snow/Ice |
| I4 | MWIR | 3.550 – 3.930 | 375 | Imagery - Clouds |
| I5 | LWIR | 10.500 – 12.400 | 375 | Imagery - Clouds |
| M1 | VIS | 0.402 – 0.422 | 750 | Ocean Color/Aerosol |
| M2 | VIS | 0.436 – 0.454 | 750 | Ocean Color/Aerosol |
| M3 | VIS | 0.478 – 0.488 | 750 | Ocean Color/Aerosol |
| M4 | VIS | 0.545 – 0.565 | 750 | Ocean Color/Aerosol |
| M5 | VIS | 0.662 – 0.682 | 750 | Ocean Color/Aerosol |
| M6 | NIR | 0.739 – 0.754 | 750 | Atmospheric Correction |
| M7 | NIR | 0.846 – 0.885 | 750 | Ocean Color/Aerosol |
| M8 | SWIR | 1.230 – 1.250 | 750 | Cloud particle/Snow grain size |
| M9 | SWIR | 1.371 – 1.386 | 750 | Cirrus Cloud detection |
| M10 | SWIR | 1.580 – 1.640 | 750 | Snow Fraction |
| M11 | SWIR | 2.230 – 2.280 | 750 | Clouds/Aerosol |
| M12 | MWIR | 3.610 – 3.790 | 750 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| M13 | MWIR | 3.970 – 4.130 | 750 | Sea Surface Temperature/Fires |
| M14 | LWIR | 8.400 – 8.700 | 750 | Cloud-Top Properties |
| M15 | LWIR | 10.260 – 11.260 | 750 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| M16 | LWIR | 11.540 – 12.490 | 750 | Sea Surface Temperature |
| DNB | Day/Night | 0.500 – 0.900 | 750 | Day/Night Band |
| Terra ASTER | ||||
| Band | Band Type | Bandwidth (μm) | Spatial Resolution (m) | Key Use |
| 1 | VIS | 0.520 – 0.600 | 15 | Peak vegetation (Green) |
| 2 | VIS | 0.630 – 0.690 | 15 | Vegetation slopes (Red) |
| 3N | NIR | 0.780 – 0.860 | 15 | Biomass content/shorelines |
| 3B | NIR | 0.780 – 0.860 | 15 | Stereo for topography |
| 4 | SWIR | 1.600 – 1.700 | 30 | Soil moisture content |
| 5 | SWIR | 2.145 – 2.185 | 30 | Soil and mineral mapping |
| 6 | SWIR | 2.185 – 2.225 | 30 | Soil and mineral mapping |
| 7 | SWIR | 2.235 – 2.285 | 30 | Soil and mineral mapping |
| 8 | SWIR | 2.295 – 2.365 | 30 | Soil and mineral mapping |
| 9 | SWIR | 2.360 – 2.430 | 30 | Soil and mineral mapping |
| 10 | TIR | 8.125 – 8.475 | 90 | Temperature, soil and mineral mapping |
| 11 | TIR | 8.475 – 8.825 | 90 | Temperature, soil and mineral mapping |
| 12 | TIR | 8.925 – 9.275 | 90 | Temperature, soil and mineral mapping |
| 13 | TIR | 10.250 – 10.950 | 90 | Temperature, soil and mineral mapping |
| 14 | TIR | 10.950 – 11.650 | 90 | Temperature, soil and mineral mapping |
| ECOSTRESS | ||||
| Band | Band Type | Bandwidth (μm) | Spatial Resolution (m) | Key Use |
| 1 | TIR | 8.29 | 70 | Radiance |
| 2 | TIR | 8.78 | 70 | Radiance |
| 3 | TIR | 9.2 | 70 | Radiance |
| 4 | TIR | 10.49 | 70 | Radiance |
| 5 | TIR | 12.09 | 70 | Radiance |