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GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0101 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0101 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0106 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0106 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0111 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0111 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0116 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0116 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0121 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0121 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0126 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0126 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0131 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0131 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0136 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0136 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0141 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0141 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0146 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0146 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0151 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0151 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0156 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2025 - 0156 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)