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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 34°N - 86°W - Etowah County, AL

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0927 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0927 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0928 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0929 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0930 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0931 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0932 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0933 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0934 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0935 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0936 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0937 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0938 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0939 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0939 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0940 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0941 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0942 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0942 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0943 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0943 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0945 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0945 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0946 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0946 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0947 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0947 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0948 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0948 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0949 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0949 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0950 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0950 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0951 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0951 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0952 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0952 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0953 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0953 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0954 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0954 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0955 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0956 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0956 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0957 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 22 Jul 2023 - 0957 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)