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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0500 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0501 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0502 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0503 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0504 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0505 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0506 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0507 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0508 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0509 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0510 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0511 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0512 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0513 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0514 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0515 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0516 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0517 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0518 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0519 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0520 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0521 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0522 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0523 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0524 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0525 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0526 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0527 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0528 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 26 Aug 2023 - 0529 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.