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GOES-19 - Sector view: Gulf of America - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1921 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1921 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1926 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1926 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1931 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1931 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1936 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1936 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1941 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1941 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1946 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1946 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1951 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1951 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1956 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 1956 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2001 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2001 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2006 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2006 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2011 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2011 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2016 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jul 2026 - 2016 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)