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18 Sep 2024 - 23:39 EDT
19 Sep 2024 - 03:39 UTC
Post-tropical Cyclone Karina - Band 7 at 23.3°N - 125.0°W
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0530 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0550 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0610 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0620 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0640 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0710 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0730 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0740 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0750 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0810 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0830 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0840 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0850 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0910 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0920 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0940 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 0950 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 1000 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 1030 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 1040 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Sep 2020 - 1050 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.