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 - 06:54 EDT
29 Mar 2024 - 10:54 UTC
Tropical Depression Eta - Band 7 at 15.1°N - 87.8°W
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1350 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1400 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1410 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1420 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1430 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1440 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1450 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1500 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1510 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1520 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1530 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1540 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1550 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1600 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1610 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1620 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1630 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1640 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Nov 2020 - 1650 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 12 Jan 2021 - 1600 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 12 Jan 2021 - 1610 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 12 Jan 2021 - 1620 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 12 Jan 2021 - 1630 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 12 Jan 2021 - 1640 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.