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 - 03:44 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 07:44 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 7
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0641 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0646 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0651 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0656 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0701 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0706 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0711 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0716 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0721 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0726 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0731 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0736 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.