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

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0510 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0510 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0520 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0520 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0530 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0530 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0540 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0540 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0550 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0550 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0600 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0600 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0610 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0610 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0620 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0620 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0630 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0630 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0640 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0640 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0650 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0650 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0700 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 28 May 2023 - 0700 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)