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.
4 Feb 2023 - 13:27 EST
4 Feb 2023 - 18:27 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 6
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1726 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1731 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1736 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1741 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1746 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1751 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1756 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1801 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1806 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1811 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1816 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 04 Feb 2023 - 1821 UTC
2.2 µm - "Cloud Particle Size" Band - 2 km resolution - in conjunction with other bands, Band 6 will enable cloud particle size estimation. Cloud particle growth is an indication of cloud development and intensity of that development. Other applications include: use in aerosol particle size estimation, cloud screening, hot-spot detection, and snow detection.
Band 6 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.