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GOES-East - Sector view: Central America - Band 13

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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1430 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1430 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1440 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1440 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1450 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1450 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1500 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1500 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1510 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1510 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1520 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1520 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1530 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1530 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1540 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1540 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1550 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1550 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1600 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1600 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1610 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1610 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1620 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 29 Nov 2023 - 1620 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for color-enhanced infrared channels 11-15

10.3 µm - "Clean" Longwave IR Window Band - 2 km resolution - Band 13 at 10.3 µm is an infrared window, meaning it is not strongly affected by atmospheric water vapor. This channel is useful for detecting clouds all times of day and night and is particularly useful in retrievals of cloud top height.

GOES-16 Band 13 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 IR cloud channel.

• For more details, see the Band 13 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 615 KB)