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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 42°N - 95°W - Carroll County, IA

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0428 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0429 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0430 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0433 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0434 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0435 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0436 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0437 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0438 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0443 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0444 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0445 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0446 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0446 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0447 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0447 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0448 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0448 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0449 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0449 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0453 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0455 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0456 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Mar 2024 - 0457 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)