GOES-18 Interleave Testing - Has ended. GOES-West data now supplied from operational GOES-17 satellite.
GOES-18 expected to become operational GOES-West in January 2023. See GOES-18 Interleave Testing for more information.
19 Mar 2024 - 04:59 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 08:59 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0450 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0500 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0510 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0520 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0530 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0540 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0550 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0600 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0610 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0620 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0630 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0640 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0650 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0700 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0710 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0720 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0730 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0740 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0750 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0800 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0810 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0820 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0830 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0840 UTC
3.9 µm - "Shortwave Window" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 7 has a variety of applications, including fire detection, cloud particle size retrievals, and differentiating between liquid water and ice clouds. Fire hot spots will show up as relatively small dark gray to black pixels.
GOES-16 band 7 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 infrared channel.