Landsat 8 Bands BandWavelengthUseful for mapping
Band 1 – coastal aerosol0.43-0.45 Coastal and aerosol studies
Band 2 – blue0.45-0.51 Bathymetric mapping, distinguishing soil from vegetation and deciduous from coniferous vegetation
Band 3 - green0.53-0.59 Emphasizes peak vegetation, which is useful for assessing plant vigor
Band 4 - red0.64-0.67Discriminates vegetation slopes
Band 5 - Near Infrared (NIR)085.-0.88Emphasizes biomass content and shorelines
Band 6 - Short-wave Infrared1.57-1.65 Discriminates moisture content of soil and vegetation; penetrates thin clouds
Band 7 - Short-wave Infrared2.11-2.29 Improved moisture content of soil and vegetation and thin cloud penetration
Band 8 - Panchromatic.50-.6815 meter resolution, sharper image definition
Band 9 – Cirrus1.36 -1.38Improved detection of cirrus cloud contamination
Band 10 – TIRS 110.60 – 11.19 100 meter resolution, thermal mapping and estimated soil moisture Band 11 – TIRS 211.5-12.51 100 meter resolution, Improved thermal mapping and estimated soil moisture