26 Apr 2018 - 05:29 EDT
26 Apr 2018 - 09:29 UTC
26 Apr 2018 - 09:29 UTC
GOES-East - Sector Views: Tropical Atlantic - wide view - Band 7
6 hour loop - 24 images - 15 minute update
To enlarge image, pause animation & click images; hover over popups to zoom; use slider to navigate.
About Band 7
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.
• For more details, see the ABI Bands Quick Information Guides, (PDF, 808 KB).