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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 38°N - 75°W - Near Worcester County, MD

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1253 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1253 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1258 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1259 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1300 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1308 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1309 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1310 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1311 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1312 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1316 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1317 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1318 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Dec 2023 - 1319 UTC
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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)