Table 1 Description of the spectral bands of Sentinel-2A data.

From: Assessing environmental and radiological impacts and lithological mapping of beryl-bearing rocks in Egypt using high-resolution sentinel-2 remote sensing images

Band

Band description

Central wavelength (µm)

Spatial resolution (m)

1

Coastal aerosol

0.443

60

2

Blue

0.490

60

3

Green

0.560

10

4

Red

0.665

10

5

Vegetation Red Edge

0.705

10

6

Vegetation Red Edge

0.740

20

7

Vegetation Red Edge

0.783

20

8

NIR

0.842

10

8A

Vegetation Red Edge

0.865

20

9

Water vapour

0.945

60

10

SWIR—Cirrus

1.375

60

11

SWIR

1.610

20

12

SWIR

2.190

20