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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0640 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0650 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0700 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0710 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0720 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0730 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0740 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0750 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0800 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0810 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0820 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2021 - 0830 UTC
About Band 13
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.