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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 39°N - 119°W - Lyon County, NV

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1158 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1158 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1159 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1159 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1200 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1200 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1201 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1202 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1203 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1204 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1205 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1206 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1207 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1208 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1208 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1209 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1209 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1210 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1211 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1212 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1213 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1214 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1215 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1216 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1217 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1218 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1219 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1220 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1221 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1221 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1222 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1222 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1223 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1223 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1224 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1225 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1225 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1226 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 Jun 2023 - 1227 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)