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.
31 Jan 2023 - 19:18 EST
1 Feb 2023 - 00:18 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 7
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2316 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2321 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2326 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2331 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2336 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2341 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2346 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2351 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 31 Jan 2023 - 2356 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Feb 2023 - 0001 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Feb 2023 - 0006 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Feb 2023 - 0011 UTC
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.