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GOES-19 Mesoscale view - Band 7 at 30°N - 83°W - Lafayette County, FL
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 Jan 2025 - 2053 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 29 Jan 2025 - 0012 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 29 Jan 2025 - 0331 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 29 Jan 2025 - 0650 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 29 Jan 2025 - 1009 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 29 Jan 2025 - 1328 UTC
3.9 µm - "Shortwave Window" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 7 has a variety of applications, including fire detection, cloud particle size retrievals, and differentiating between liquid water and ice clouds. Fire hot spots will show up as relatively small dark gray to black pixels.
GOES-16 band 7 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 infrared channel.
• For more details, see the Band 7 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 808 KB)