ASTER Bands
| Band | Label | Wavelength (µm) |
Resolution (m) |
Nadir or Backward |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | VNIR_Band1 | 0.520–0.600 | 15 | Nadir | Visible green/yellow |
| B2 | VNIR_Band2 | 0.630–0.690 | 15 | Nadir | Visible red |
| B3 | VNIR_Band3N | 0.760–0.860 | 15 | Nadir | Near infrared |
| B4 | VNIR_Band3B | 0.760–0.860 | 15 | Backward | |
| B5 | SWIR_Band4 | 1.600–1.700 | 30 | Nadir | Short-wave infrared |
| B6 | SWIR_Band5 | 2.145–2.185 | 30 | Nadir | |
| B7 | SWIR_Band6 | 2.185–2.225 | 30 | Nadir | |
| B8 | SWIR_Band7 | 2.235–2.285 | 30 | Nadir | |
| B9 | SWIR_Band8 | 2.295–2.365 | 30 | Nadir | |
| B10 | SWIR_Band9 | 2.360–2.430 | 30 | Nadir | |
| B11 | TIR_Band10 | 8.125–8.475 | 90 | Nadir | Long-wave infrared or thermal IR |
| B12 | TIR_Band11 | 8.475–8.825 | 90 | Nadir | |
| B13 | TIR_Band12 | 8.925–9.275 | 90 | Nadir | |
| B14 | TIR_Band13 | 10.250–10.950 | 90 | Nadir | |
| B15 | TIR_Band14 | 10.950–11.650 | 90 | Nadir | |
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