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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 38°N - 75°W - Near Worcester County, MD

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1828 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1828 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1839 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1840 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1841 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1842 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1843 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1844 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1845 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1846 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1847 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1848 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1849 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1850 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1851 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1852 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1853 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1854 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1855 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 23 Mar 2023 - 1858 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)