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GOES-East - Sector view: Southern Plains - Band 8

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Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1841 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1841 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1846 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1846 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1851 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1851 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1856 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1856 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1901 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1901 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1906 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1906 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1911 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1911 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1916 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1916 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1921 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1921 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1926 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1926 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1931 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1931 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1936 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1936 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1941 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1941 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1946 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1946 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1951 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1951 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 1956 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 1956 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2001 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2001 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2006 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2006 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2011 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2011 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2016 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2016 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2021 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2021 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2026 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2026 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2031 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2031 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2036 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2036 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2041 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2041 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2046 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2046 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2051 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2051 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2056 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2056 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2101 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2101 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2106 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2106 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2111 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2111 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2116 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2116 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2121 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2121 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2126 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2126 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2131 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2131 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR - 04 Dec 2024 - 2136 UTC
Band 8 - 6.2 µm - Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 04 Dec 2024 - 2136 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for color-enhanced infrared channels 8-10

Band 8 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.


6.2 µm - "Upper-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 8 will be used for upper-level tropospheric water vapor tracking, jet stream identification, hurricane track forecasting, mid-latitude storm forecasting, severe weather analysis, upper mid-level moisture estimation (for legacy vertical moisture profiles) and turbulence detection.

The imager 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 8 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 672 KB)