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.
28 Mar 2024 - 10:54 EDT
28 Mar 2024 - 14:54 UTC
Post-tropical Cyclone Elida - Band 7 at 24.4°N - 120.2°W
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 0930 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 0945 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1000 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1030 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1045 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1220 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1230 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1240 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1250 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1330 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1340 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1350 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1410 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1430 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1440 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 13 Aug 2020 - 1450 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.