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.
6 Dec 2022 - 09:24 EST
6 Dec 2022 - 14:24 UTC
GOES-East Full Disk - Band 6
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1220 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1230 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1240 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1250 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1300 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1310 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1320 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1330 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1340 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1350 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1400 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 06 Dec 2022 - 1410 UTC
About Band 6
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.
