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GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0436 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0436 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0441 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0441 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0446 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0446 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0451 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0451 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0456 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0456 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0501 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0501 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0506 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0506 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0511 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0511 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0516 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0516 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0521 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0521 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0526 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0526 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0531 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 10 Dec 2023 - 0531 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)