Table 2.
Sensor characters of Sentinel-2 bands according to the Copernicus derived user requirements71.
| Bands | Wavelength regions | Center Wavelength (nm) | Band width (nm) | Spatial Resolution (m) | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VNIR | 443 | 20 | 60 | Atm. correction (aerosol scattering) |
| 2 | 490 | 65 | 10 | Vegetation senescing, carotenoid, browning and soil background; atm. correction (aerosol scattering) | |
| 3 | 560 | 35 | 10 | Green peak, sensitive to total chlorophyll in vegetation | |
| 4 | 665 | 30 | 10 | Max. chlorophyll absorption | |
| 5 | 705 | 15 | 20 | Red edge position; consolidation of atmospheric corrections/fluorescence baseline | |
| 6 | 740 | 15 | 20 | Red edge position; atmospheric correction; retrieval of aerosol load | |
| 7 | 783 | 20 | 20 | LAIa; edge of the NIR plateau | |
| 8 | 842 | 115 | 10 | LAI | |
| 8a | 865 | 20 | 20 | NIR plateau, sensitive to total chlorophyll, biomass, LAI, and protein; water vapor absorption reference; retrieval of aerosol load and type | |
| 9 | 945 | 20 | 60 | Atm. correction (water vapour absorption) | |
| 10 | SWIR | 1375 | 30 | 60 | Atm. correction (detection of thin cirrus) |
| 11 | 1610 | 90 | 20 | Sensitive to lignin, starch and forest above-ground biomass; snow/ice/cloud separation | |
| 12 | 2190 | 180 | 20 | Assessment of Mediterranean vegetation conditions; distinction of clay soils for monitoring of soil erosion; distinction between live biomass, dead biomass, and soil, e.g. for burn scars mapping |
aLAI = Leaf Area Index.