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GOES-19 - Sector view: Great Lakes - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1151 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1151 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1156 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1156 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1201 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1201 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1206 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1206 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1221 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1221 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1226 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1226 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1231 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1231 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1236 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1236 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1241 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1241 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1246 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1246 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1251 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1251 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1256 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Feb 2026 - 1256 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for color-enhanced infrared channel 7

3.9 µm - "Shortwave Window" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 7 has a variety of applications, including fire detection, cloud particle size retrievals, and differentiating between liquid water and ice clouds. Fire hot spots will show up as relatively small dark gray to black pixels.

GOES-16 band 7 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 infrared channel.

• For more details, see the Band 7 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 808 KB)