Remote Sensing: An Advanced Technique for Crop Condition Assessment

Table 1

Common thermal bands of different sensors and their specifications.

Platform	Sensor	Spatial resolution (m)	Band(s)	Wavelength range (μm)
MTI	MWIR	20	J	3.50-4.10
			K	4.87-5.07
	LWIR		L	8.00-8.40
			M	8.40-8.85
			N	10.2-10.7
Landsat	TM	120	6	10.40-12.50
	ETM+	30	6	10.40-12.50
	OLI	100	TIRS 1	10.60-11.19
			TIRS 2	11.50-12.51
ASTER	TIR	90	11	8.125-8.475
			12	8.475-8.825
			13	8.925-9.275
			14	10.250-10.950
			15	10.950-11.650
MODIS	TIR	1000	20	3.660-3.840
			21	3.929-3.989
			22	3.292-3.989
			23	4.020-4.080
			24	4.433-4.498
			25	4.482-4.549
AVHRR	TIR	1090	1	0.58-0.68
			2	0.725-1.00
			3A	1.58-1.64
			3B	3.55-3.93
			4	10.30-11.30
			5	11.50-12.50