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

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0806 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0806 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0811 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0811 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0816 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0816 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0821 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0821 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0826 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0826 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0831 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0831 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0836 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0836 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0841 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0841 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0846 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0846 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0851 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0851 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0856 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0856 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0901 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 0901 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)