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Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0421 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0421 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0426 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0426 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0436 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0436 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0441 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0441 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0446 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0446 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0451 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0451 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0456 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0456 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0506 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0506 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0511 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0511 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0526 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0526 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0531 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0531 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0536 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0536 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0541 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0541 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0551 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0551 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0556 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0556 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0601 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0601 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0606 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0606 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0611 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0611 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0626 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0626 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0636 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0636 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0651 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0651 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0656 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0656 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0701 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0701 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 15 Oct 2024 - 0721 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR  - 15 Oct 2024 - 0721 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)