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.
2 Oct 2023 - 13:26 EDT
2 Oct 2023 - 17:26 UTC
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1520 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1530 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1540 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1550 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1600 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1610 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1620 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1630 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1640 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1650 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1700 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 02 Oct 2023 - 1710 UTC
2.2 µm - "Cloud Particle Size" Band - 2 km resolution - in conjunction with other bands, Band 6 will enable cloud particle size estimation. Cloud particle growth is an indication of cloud development and intensity of that development. Other applications include: use in aerosol particle size estimation, cloud screening, hot-spot detection, and snow detection.
Band 6 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.