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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 40°N - 102°W - Cheyenne County, KS

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1029 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1029 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1030 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1036 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1037 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1038 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1040 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1042 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1043 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1044 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1045 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1046 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1046 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1047 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1048 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1049 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1050 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1051 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1052 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1053 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1054 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1055 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 03 Mar 2024 - 1058 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)