GOES-18 Interleave Testing - Has ended. GOES-West data now supplied from operational GOES-17 satellite.
GOES-18 expected to become operational GOES-West in January 2023. See GOES-18 Interleave Testing for more information.
24 Sep 2023 - 18:50 EDT
24 Sep 2023 - 22:50 UTC
GOES-East Mesoscale view - Band 10 at 38°N - 75°W - Near Worcester County, MD
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0235 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0236 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0237 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0238 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0239 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0240 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0241 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0242 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0243 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0244 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0245 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0246 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0247 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0248 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0249 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0250 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0251 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0252 UTC
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0254 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0255 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0256 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0257 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0258 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0259 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0300 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0301 UTC
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0303 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Sep 2023 - 0304 UTC
Band 10 key:
This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.
7.3 µm - "Lower-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 10 is a water vapor band, meaning it is capable of detecting water vapor at middle to lower portions of the atmosphere, in addition to high clouds. It can detect water vapor lower in the troposphere compared to the water vapor band on the legacy GOES-13 and -15 imager.
The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel is between ABI bands 8 and 9.
