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.
18 Mar 2024 - 21:07 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 01:07 UTC
GOES-East Mesoscale view - Band 10 at 37°N - 86°W - Barren County, KY
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0036 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0037 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0038 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0039 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0040 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0041 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0042 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0043 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0044 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0045 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0046 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0047 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0048 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0049 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0050 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0051 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0052 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0053 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0054 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0055 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0056 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0057 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0058 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0059 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0100 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0101 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0102 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0103 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0104 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0105 UTC
Band 10 key:
This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.
7.3 µm - "Lower-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 10 is a water vapor band, meaning it is capable of detecting water vapor at middle to lower portions of the atmosphere, in addition to high clouds. It can detect water vapor lower in the troposphere compared to the water vapor band on the legacy GOES-13 and -15 imager.
The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel is between ABI bands 8 and 9.