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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 - 0918 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0918 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0919 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0919 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0920 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0920 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0921 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0921 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0922 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0922 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0923 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0923 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0924 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0924 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0925 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0925 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0926 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0926 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0927 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0927 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0928 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0928 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0929 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0929 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0930 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0930 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0931 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0931 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0932 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0932 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0933 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0933 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0934 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0934 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0935 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0935 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0936 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0936 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0937 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0937 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0938 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0938 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0939 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0939 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0940 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0940 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0941 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0941 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0942 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0942 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0943 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0943 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0944 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0944 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0945 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0945 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0946 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0946 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0947 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 19 Mar 2024 - 0947 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)