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GOES-East Mesoscale view - GeoColor at 14°N - 75°W - Caribbean Sea

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GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2230 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2230 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2231 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2231 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2232 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2232 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2233 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2233 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2234 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2234 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2235 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2235 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2236 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2236 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2237 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2237 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2238 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2238 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2239 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2239 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2240 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2240 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2241 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2241 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2242 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2242 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2243 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2243 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2244 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2244 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2245 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2245 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2246 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2246 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2247 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2247 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2248 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2248 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2249 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2249 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2250 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2250 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2251 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2251 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2252 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2252 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2253 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2253 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2254 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2254 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2255 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2255 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2256 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2256 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2257 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2257 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2258 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2258 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2259 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 02 Nov 2023 - 2259 UTC

GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

• For more details, see the CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.24 MB)