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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 17°N - 94°W - Mexico

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1528 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1528 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1529 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1530 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1531 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1532 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1533 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1534 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1535 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1536 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1537 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1538 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1539 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1539 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1540 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1541 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1541 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1542 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1542 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1543 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1543 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1544 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1544 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1545 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1545 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1546 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1546 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1547 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1547 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1548 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1549 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1549 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1550 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1550 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1551 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1551 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1552 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1552 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1553 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1553 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1554 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1554 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1555 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1555 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1556 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1556 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1557 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 04 Oct 2024 - 1557 UTC
legend for Fire Temperature RBG

Fire Temperature key:

1 - Warm fire
2 - Very warm fire
3 - Hot fire
4 - Very hot fire
5 - Burn scars
6 - Clear sky: land
7 - Clear sky: water/snow/night
8 - Water clouds
9 - Ice clouds


Fire Temperature RGB allows the user to identify where the most intense fires are occurring and differentiate these from "cooler" fires. The RGB takes advantage of the fact that from 3.9µm to shorter wavelengths, background solar radiation and surface reflectance increases. This means that fires need to be more intense in order to be detected by the 2.2 and 1.6µm bands, as more intense fires emit more radiation at these wavelengths. Therefore, small/"cool" fires will only show up at 3.9µm and appear red while increases in fire intensity cause greater contributions of the other channels resulting in white very intense fires.

• For more details, see the Fire Temperature RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.2 MB)