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18 Sep 2024 - 22:41 EDT
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Post-tropical Cyclone Norbert - Band 13 at 26.2°N - 116.1°W
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1230 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1240 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1250 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1300 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1310 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1320 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1340 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1350 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1400 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1410 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1420 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1430 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1440 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1450 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1500 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1510 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1520 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1530 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1540 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1550 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1600 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1630 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1650 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 15 Oct 2020 - 1710 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.