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.
1 Feb 2023 - 08:15 EST
1 Feb 2023 - 13:15 UTC
GOES-18 Mesoscale view - Band 5 at 19°N - 155°W - North Pacific Ocean
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Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 21 Jul 2022 - 2348 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0118 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0208 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0257 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0538 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0544 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0546 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0552 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 0945 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 1115 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 1205 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 1535 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 1541 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 1543 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 22 Jul 2022 - 1942 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 0028 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 0207 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 0448 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 0502 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 1025 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 1204 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 23 Jul 2022 - 1445 UTC
1.6 µm - Snow/Ice Band - 1 km resolution - During the day band 5 can be used to differentiate ice clouds and snow (relatively dark) from liquid water clouds (relatively bright), such as fog and stratus. It can also detect very hot fires both day and night.
Band 5 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.