Notice: As of 4:26 p.m. EDT,
the GOES-16 ABI Imager (GOES-East) is offline due to a reported thermal anomaly.
No GOES-East images will be updated while the satellite is offline.
As soon as data flow is restored, we will begin processing images and update the site.
GOES-West continues to operate normally.
19 Sep 2024 - 16:53 EDT
19 Sep 2024 - 20:53 UTC
GOES-East Mesoscale view - Band 7 at 38°N - 87°W - Spencer County, IN
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 08 Apr 2024 - 1905 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 08 Apr 2024 - 1906 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 08 Apr 2024 - 1907 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 08 Apr 2024 - 1908 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 08 Apr 2024 - 1909 UTC
3.9 µm - "Shortwave Window" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 7 has a variety of applications, including fire detection, cloud particle size retrievals, and differentiating between liquid water and ice clouds. Fire hot spots will show up as relatively small dark gray to black pixels.
GOES-16 band 7 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 infrared channel.