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.
5 Dec 2023 - 10:29 EST
5 Dec 2023 - 15:29 UTC
GOES-West Full Disk - Band 6
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Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1320 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1330 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1340 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1350 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1400 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1410 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1420 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1430 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1440 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1450 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1500 UTC
Band 6 - 2.2 µm - Cloud Particle - Near IR - 05 Dec 2023 - 1510 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.