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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 39°N - 119°W - Lyon County, NV

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1456 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1456 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1457 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1457 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1458 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1500 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1501 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1502 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1503 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1504 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1505 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1506 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1507 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1508 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1509 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1510 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1511 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1512 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1513 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1514 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1515 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1516 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1517 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1518 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1519 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1520 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1521 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1522 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1524 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Dec 2024 - 1525 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)