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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 42°N - 116°W - Elko County, NV

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1851 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1851 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1852 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1853 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1854 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1855 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1856 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1857 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1858 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1859 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1900 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1900 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1901 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1901 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1902 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1902 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1903 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1903 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1904 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1904 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1905 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1905 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1906 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1906 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1907 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1907 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1908 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1908 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1909 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1909 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1910 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1910 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1911 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1911 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1912 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1912 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1913 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1913 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1914 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1914 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1915 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1915 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1916 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1916 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1917 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1917 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1918 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1918 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1919 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1919 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1920 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 17 Jul 2023 - 1920 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)