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 Mar 2024 - 11:58 EDT
29 Mar 2024 - 15:58 UTC
Post-tropical Cyclone Sally - Band 7 at 34.3°N - 80.7°W
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0850 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0900 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0910 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0930 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0940 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1000 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1010 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1020 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1030 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1040 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1050 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 1110 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.