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9 Dec 2024 - 18:49 EST
9 Dec 2024 - 23:49 UTC

Post-tropical Cyclone Arthur - Band 8 at 36.8°N - 68.6°W

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Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2220 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2220 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2240 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2240 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2250 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2250 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2300 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2300 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2310 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2310 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2320 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2320 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2330 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2330 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 19 May 2020 - 2340 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 19 May 2020 - 2340 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0000 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0000 UTC
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Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0020 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0020 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0030 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0030 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0040 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0040 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0050 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0050 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0100 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0100 UTC
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Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0110 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0130 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0130 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0140 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0140 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0150 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0150 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0210 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0210 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0220 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0220 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0230 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0230 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0240 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0240 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 20 May 2020 - 0250 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 20 May 2020 - 0250 UTC
legend for color-enhanced infrared channels 8-10

Band 8 key:

This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.


6.2 µm - "Upper-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 8 will be used for upper-level tropospheric water vapor tracking, jet stream identification, hurricane track forecasting, mid-latitude storm forecasting, severe weather analysis, upper mid-level moisture estimation (for legacy vertical moisture profiles) and turbulence detection.

The imager features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel falls between ABI bands 8 and 9.

• For more details, see the Band 8 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 672 KB)