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.
22 Sep 2023 - 21:39 EDT
23 Sep 2023 - 01:39 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 7
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0036 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0041 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0046 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0051 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0056 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0101 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0106 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0111 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0116 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0121 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0126 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0131 UTC
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.