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.
1 Dec 2023 - 09:06 EST
1 Dec 2023 - 14:06 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 7
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1306 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1311 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1316 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1321 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1326 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1331 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1336 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1341 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1346 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1351 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1356 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 1401 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.