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.
19 Mar 2024 - 05:18 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 09:18 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 13
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0816 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0821 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0826 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0831 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0836 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0841 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0846 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0851 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0856 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0901 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0906 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0911 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.