GOES-18 Interleave Testing - Has ended. GOES-West data now supplied from operational GOES-17 satellite.
GOES-18 expected to become operational GOES-West in January 2023. See GOES-18 Interleave Testing for more information.
2 Dec 2023 - 09:49 EST
2 Dec 2023 - 14:49 UTC
GOES-East CONUS - Band 13
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1346 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1351 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1356 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1401 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1406 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1411 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1416 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1421 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1426 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1431 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1436 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 02 Dec 2023 - 1441 UTC
10.3 µm - "Clean" Longwave IR Window Band - 2 km resolution - Band 13 at 10.3 µm is an infrared window, meaning it is not strongly affected by atmospheric water vapor. This channel is useful for detecting clouds all times of day and night and is particularly useful in retrievals of cloud top height.
GOES-16 Band 13 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 IR cloud channel.