The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a 36 channel scanner, sensing in the visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This sensor is carried onboard the Terra (EOS AM-1) and Aqua (EOS PM-1) satellites. These satellites orbit the earth at a height of 705km and every pass of each satellite covers a 2330km wide swath. Of the 36 channels two are imaged at a nominal resolution of 250 m at nadir, with five channels at 500 m and the remaining 29 channels at 1,000 m. To find out more visit the MODIS page.
	Primary Use	Band	Bandwidth (µm)
	Land/Cloud/Aerosols Boundaries	1	0.620 - 0.670
		2	0.841 - 0.876
	Land/Cloud/Aerosols Properties	3	0.459 - 0.479
		4	0.545 - 0.565
		5	1.230 - 1.250
		6	1.628 - 1.652
		7	2.105 - 2.155
	Ocean Color/ Phytoplankton/ Biogeochemistry	8	0.405 - 0.420
		9	0.438 - 0.448
		10	0.483 - 0.493
		11	0.526 - 0.536
		12	0.546 - 0.556
		13	0.662 - 0.672
		14	0.673 - 0.683
		15	0.743 - 0.753
		16	0.862 - 0.877
	Atmospheric Water Vapor	17	0.890 - 0.920
		18	0.931 - 0.941
		19	0.915 - 0.965
	Fire	20	3.660 - 3.840
		21	3.929 - 3.989
	Surface/Cloud Temperature	22	3.929 - 3.989
		23	4.020 - 4.080
	Atmospheric Temperature	24	4.433 - 4.498
		25	4.482 - 4.549
	Cirrus Clouds Water Vapor	26	1.360 - 1.390
		27	6.535 - 6.895
		28	7.175 - 7.475
	Cloud Properties	29	8.400 - 8.700
	Ozone	30	9.580 - 9.880
	Surface/Cloud Temperature	31	10.780 - 11.280
		32	11.770 - 12.270
	Cloud Top Altitude	33	13.185 - 13.485
		34	13.485 - 13.785
		35	13.785 - 14.085
		36	14.085 - 14.385