Landsat 6 & 7's payload


MSS identical to Landsat 4 & 5

ETM (Enhanced Thematic Mapper)


Wavebands 0.45-0.52 µm (visible)
0.52-0.60 µm (visible)
0.63-0.69 µm (visible)
0.76-0.90 µm (near IR)
1.55-1.75 µm (IR)
10.4-12.5 µm (thermal IR)
2.08-2.35 µm (IR)
0.5-0.9 µm (panchromatic)
Resolution 15 m (panchromatic), 30 m (visible. near & middle IR)
Swath width 185 km

SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field Sensor)


Wavebands 0.43-0.45 µm (visible): low chlorophyll
0.49-0.51 µm (visible): other pigments
0.55-0.57 µm (visible): baseline chlorophyll
0.65-0.67 µm (visible): subsurface scattering
0.74-1.78 µm (near IR): atmospheric correction
0.84-0.89 µm (near IR): atmospheric correction
10.5-11.5 µm (IR): sea-surface temperature
11.5-12.5 µm (IR): sea-surface temperature
Resolution 1.13 km (local area coverage)
4.5 km (global area coverage)
Swath width 2800 km
Revisit interval 1 day

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