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19 Sep 2024 - 01:44 EDT
19 Sep 2024 - 05:44 UTC
GOES-West Mesoscale view - Band 10 at 15°N - 107°W - North Pacific Ocean
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2129 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2130 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2131 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2132 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2133 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2134 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2135 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2136 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2137 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2138 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2139 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2140 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2141 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2142 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2143 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2144 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2145 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2146 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2147 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2148 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2149 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2150 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2151 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2152 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2153 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2154 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2155 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2156 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2157 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Oct 2023 - 2158 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.