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GOES-East - Sector view: Gulf of Mexico - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0241 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0241 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0246 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0246 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0251 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0251 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0256 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0256 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0301 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0301 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0306 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0306 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0311 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0311 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0316 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0316 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0321 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0321 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0326 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0326 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0331 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0331 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0336 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0336 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for color-enhanced infrared channel 7

3.9 µm - "Shortwave Window" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 7 has a variety of applications, including fire detection, cloud particle size retrievals, and differentiating between liquid water and ice clouds. Fire hot spots will show up as relatively small dark gray to black pixels.

GOES-16 band 7 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 infrared channel.

• For more details, see the Band 7 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 808 KB)