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.
29 Nov 2023 - 09:33 EST
29 Nov 2023 - 14:33 UTC
GOES-East CONUS - Band 13
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1231 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1236 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1241 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1246 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1251 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1256 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1301 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1306 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1311 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1316 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1321 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1326 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1331 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1336 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1341 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1346 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1351 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1356 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1401 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1406 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1411 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1416 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1421 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1426 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.