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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 37°N - 86°W - Barren County, KY

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1428 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1428 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1429 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1430 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1430 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1431 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1432 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1433 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1434 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1435 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1436 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1437 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1438 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1439 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1439 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1440 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1441 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1442 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1442 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1443 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1443 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1444 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1444 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1445 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1445 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1446 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1446 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1447 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1447 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1448 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1448 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1449 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1449 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1450 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1450 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1451 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1451 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1452 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1452 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1453 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1453 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1454 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1454 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1455 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1456 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1457 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)