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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 55°N - 149°W - North Pacific Ocean

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0625 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0625 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0628 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0629 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0630 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0631 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0632 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0633 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0634 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0635 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0636 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0637 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0638 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0639 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0640 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0641 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0642 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0643 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0645 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0646 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0647 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0647 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0648 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0648 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0649 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0649 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0651 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0652 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 01 Dec 2023 - 0654 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)