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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 41°N - 117°W - Elko County, NV

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0120 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0120 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0121 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0125 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0126 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0127 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0127 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0129 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0130 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0130 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0131 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0131 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0132 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0132 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0133 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0134 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0134 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0135 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0136 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0137 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0138 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0140 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0141 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0144 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0145 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0145 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0146 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0146 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0147 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0147 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0148 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0149 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0150 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 27 Jul 2024 - 0151 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)