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.
22 Sep 2023 - 22:23 EDT
23 Sep 2023 - 02:23 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 10
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0021 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0026 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0031 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0036 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0041 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0046 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0051 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0056 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0101 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0106 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0111 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0116 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0121 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0126 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0131 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0136 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0141 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0146 UTC
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0156 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0201 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0206 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0211 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 23 Sep 2023 - 0216 UTC
Band 10 key:
This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.
7.3 µm - "Lower-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 10 is a water vapor band, meaning it is capable of detecting water vapor at middle to lower portions of the atmosphere, in addition to high clouds. It can detect water vapor lower in the troposphere compared to the water vapor band on the legacy GOES-13 and -15 imager.
The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel is between ABI bands 8 and 9.
