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GOES-19 - Sector view: Upper Mississippi Valley - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0151 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0151 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0156 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0156 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0201 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0201 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0206 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0206 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0211 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0211 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0216 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0216 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0221 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0221 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0226 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0226 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0231 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0231 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0241 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0241 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0246 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0246 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0251 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 23 Jan 2026 - 0251 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)