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Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1436 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1436 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1441 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1441 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1446 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1446 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1451 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1451 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1456 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1456 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1501 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1501 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1506 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1506 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1511 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1511 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1516 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1516 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1521 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1521 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1526 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1526 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1531 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1531 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1536 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1536 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1541 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1541 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1546 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1546 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1551 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1551 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1556 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1556 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1601 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1601 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1606 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1606 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1611 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1611 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1616 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1616 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1621 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1621 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1626 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1626 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 01 Oct 2023 - 1631 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 01 Oct 2023 - 1631 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for color-enhanced infrared channels 8-10

Band 9 key:

This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.


6.9 µm - "Mid-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 9 is the mid-level water vapor band. It is used for tracking middle-tropospheric winds, identifying jet streams, forecasting hurricane track and mid-latitude storm motion, monitoring severe weather potential, estimating mid-level moisture (for legacy vertical moisture profiles)and identifying regions where turbulence might exist. Surface features are usually not apparent in this band. Brightness Temperatures show cooling because of absorption of energy at 6.9 µm by water vapor.

The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel falls between ABI bands 8 and 9.

• For more details, see the Band 9 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 550 KB)