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.
30 Sep 2023 - 15:53 EDT
30 Sep 2023 - 19:53 UTC
GOES-East Full Disk - Band 4
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Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1750 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1800 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1810 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1820 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1830 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1840 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1850 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1900 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1910 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1920 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1930 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 30 Sep 2023 - 1940 UTC
1.37 µm - Cirrus Band - 2 km resolution - Band 4 will detect very thin cirrus clouds during the day. This band is centered in a strong water vapor absorption spectral region. It does not routinely sense the lower troposphere, where there is substantial water vapor, and thus provides excellent daytime sensitivity to high, very thin cirrus under most circumstances.
Band 4 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.