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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Band 10 at 14°S - 170°W - Southern Pacific Ocean
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2329 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2330 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2331 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2332 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2333 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2334 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2335 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2336 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2337 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2338 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2339 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2340 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2341 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2343 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2344 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2345 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2346 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2347 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2348 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2349 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2350 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2351 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2352 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2354 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2355 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2357 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2358 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Jan 2026 - 2359 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0001 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0002 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.
