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.
24 Mar 2023 - 12:57 EDT
24 Mar 2023 - 16:57 UTC
GOES-East CONUS - Band 13
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1456 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1501 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1506 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1511 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1516 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1521 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1526 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1531 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1536 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1541 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1546 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1551 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1556 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1601 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1606 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1611 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1616 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1621 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1626 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1631 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1636 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1641 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1646 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 24 Mar 2023 - 1651 UTC
10.3 µm - "Clean" Longwave IR Window Band - 2 km resolution - Band 13 at 10.3 µm is an infrared window, meaning it is not strongly affected by atmospheric water vapor. This channel is useful for detecting clouds all times of day and night and is particularly useful in retrievals of cloud top height.
GOES-16 Band 13 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 IR cloud channel.