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GOES-West - Sector view: Central Alaska - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1330 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1330 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1340 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1340 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1350 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1350 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1400 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1400 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1410 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1410 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1420 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1420 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1430 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1430 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1440 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1440 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1450 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1450 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1500 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1500 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1505 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1505 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1510 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 11 Dec 2023 - 1510 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)