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.
19 Mar 2024 - 02:39 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 06:39 UTC
Post-tropical Cyclone Vicky - Band 13 at 21.1°N - 39.1°W
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0320 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0340 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0350 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0400 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0410 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0420 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0430 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0440 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0450 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0500 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0510 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 18 Sep 2020 - 0520 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.