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GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1116 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1116 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1121 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1121 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1126 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1126 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1131 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1131 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1136 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1136 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1141 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1141 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1146 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1146 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1151 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1151 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1156 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1156 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1201 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1201 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1206 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1206 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1211 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1211 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1216 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1216 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1221 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1221 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1226 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1226 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1231 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1231 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1236 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1236 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1241 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1241 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1251 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1251 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1256 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1256 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1301 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1301 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1306 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1306 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1311 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1311 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1316 UTC
GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - 28 Mar 2024 - 1316 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid

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)