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.
1 Apr 2023 - 13:59 EDT
1 Apr 2023 - 17:59 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 13
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1656 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1701 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1706 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1711 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1716 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1721 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1726 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1731 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1736 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1741 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1746 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 01 Apr 2023 - 1751 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.