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GOES-West Mesoscale view - GeoColor at 55°N - 149°W - North Pacific Ocean

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GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0757 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0757 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0758 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0758 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0759 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0759 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0800 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0800 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0801 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0801 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0802 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0802 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0803 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0803 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0804 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0804 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0805 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0805 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0806 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0806 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0807 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0807 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0808 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0808 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0809 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0809 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0810 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0810 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0811 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0811 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0812 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0812 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0813 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0813 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0814 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0814 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0815 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0815 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0816 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0816 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0817 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0817 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0818 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0818 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0819 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0819 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0820 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0820 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0821 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0821 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0822 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0822 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0823 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0823 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0824 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0824 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0825 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0825 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0826 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0826 UTC

GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

• For more details, see the CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.24 MB)