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GOES-West - Sector view: Northern Pacific - Band 7
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0040 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0050 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0100 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0120 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0130 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0140 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0150 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0210 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0220 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0230 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0240 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Jan 2026 - 0250 UTC
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)