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.
28 Mar 2024 - 17:25 EDT
28 Mar 2024 - 21:25 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 4
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Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1926 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1931 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1936 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1941 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1946 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1951 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 1956 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2001 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2006 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2011 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2016 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2021 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2026 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2031 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2036 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2041 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2046 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2051 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2056 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2101 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2106 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2111 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2116 UTC
Band 4 - 1.37 µm - Cirrus - Near IR - 28 Mar 2024 - 2121 UTC
1.37 µm - Cirrus Band - 2 km resolution - Band 4 will detect very thin cirrus clouds during the day. This band is centered in a strong water vapor absorption spectral region. It does not routinely sense the lower troposphere, where there is substantial water vapor, and thus provides excellent daytime sensitivity to high, very thin cirrus under most circumstances.
Band 4 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.