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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 38°N - 97°W - Butler County, KS

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1129 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1137 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1138 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1139 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1139 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1140 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1141 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1142 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1143 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1143 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1144 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1144 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1145 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1145 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1146 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1146 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1147 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1147 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1148 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1148 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1149 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1149 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1150 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1151 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1152 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1153 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1153 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1154 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1154 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1155 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1155 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1156 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1156 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1157 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1157 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1158 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 06 Oct 2024 - 1158 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)