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GOES-19 - Sector view: Southern Rockies - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1731 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1731 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1736 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1736 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1741 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1741 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1746 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1746 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1751 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1751 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1756 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1756 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1801 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1801 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1806 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1806 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1811 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1811 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1816 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1816 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1821 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1821 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1826 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Apr 2026 - 1826 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)