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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 39°N - 115°W - Near White Pine County, NV

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0527 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0542 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0544 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0545 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0546 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0547 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0548 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0549 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0551 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0552 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0552 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0553 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0554 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0556 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 07 Jun 2023 - 0557 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)