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GOES-East - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Fire Temperature

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0741 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0741 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0746 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0746 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0751 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0751 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0756 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0756 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0801 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0801 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0806 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0806 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0811 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0811 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0816 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0816 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0821 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0821 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0826 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0826 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0831 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0831 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0836 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0836 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0841 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0841 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0846 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0846 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0851 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0851 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0856 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0856 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0901 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0901 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0906 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0906 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0911 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0911 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0916 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0916 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0921 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0921 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0926 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0926 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0931 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0931 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0936 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2023 - 0936 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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)