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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 15°N - 81°W - South Pacific Ocean

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0930 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0935 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0936 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0937 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0938 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0940 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0941 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0942 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0943 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0944 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0945 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0946 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0947 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0948 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0949 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0951 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0953 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0955 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 14 Nov 2024 - 0959 UTC
legend for Fire Temperature RBG

Fire Temperature key:

1 - Warm fire
2 - Very warm fire
3 - Hot fire
4 - Very hot fire
5 - Burn scars
6 - Clear sky: land
7 - Clear sky: water/snow/night
8 - Water clouds
9 - Ice clouds


Fire Temperature RGB allows the user to identify where the most intense fires are occurring and differentiate these from "cooler" fires. The RGB takes advantage of the fact that from 3.9µm to shorter wavelengths, background solar radiation and surface reflectance increases. This means that fires need to be more intense in order to be detected by the 2.2 and 1.6µm bands, as more intense fires emit more radiation at these wavelengths. Therefore, small/"cool" fires will only show up at 3.9µm and appear red while increases in fire intensity cause greater contributions of the other channels resulting in white very intense fires.

• For more details, see the Fire Temperature RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.2 MB)