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.
28 May 2023 - 03:40 EDT
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0541 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0546 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0551 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0601 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0611 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0616 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0626 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0636 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0641 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0701 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0711 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0716 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0721 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0726 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0731 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 28 May 2023 - 0736 UTC
2.2 µm - "Cloud Particle Size" Band - 2 km resolution - in conjunction with other bands, Band 6 will enable cloud particle size estimation. Cloud particle growth is an indication of cloud development and intensity of that development. Other applications include: use in aerosol particle size estimation, cloud screening, hot-spot detection, and snow detection.
Band 6 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.