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GOES-East - Sector view: Southern Rockies - Band 8

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Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0036 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0036 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0041 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0041 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0046 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0046 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0051 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0051 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0056 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0056 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0101 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0101 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0106 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0106 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0111 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0111 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0116 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0116 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0121 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0121 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0126 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0126 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0131 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0131 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0136 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0136 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0141 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0141 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0146 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0146 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0151 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0151 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0156 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0156 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0201 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0201 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0206 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0206 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0211 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0211 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0216 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0216 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0221 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0221 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0226 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0226 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0231 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 Mar 2024 - 0231 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for color-enhanced infrared channels 8-10

Band 8 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.


6.2 µm - "Upper-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 8 will be used for upper-level tropospheric water vapor tracking, jet stream identification, hurricane track forecasting, mid-latitude storm forecasting, severe weather analysis, upper mid-level moisture estimation (for legacy vertical moisture profiles) and turbulence detection.

The imager 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 falls between ABI bands 8 and 9.

• For more details, see the Band 8 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 672 KB)