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GOES-19 - Sector view: Gulf of America - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0926 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0926 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0931 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0931 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0936 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0936 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0941 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0941 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0946 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0946 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0951 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0951 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0956 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 0956 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1001 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1001 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1006 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1006 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1011 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1011 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1016 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1016 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1021 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 20 Apr 2026 - 1021 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)