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.
18 Mar 2024 - 22:57 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 02:57 UTC
GOES-West Full Disk - Band 6
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0050 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0100 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0110 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0120 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0130 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0140 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0150 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0200 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0210 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0220 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0230 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0240 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.