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

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2050 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2050 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2100 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2100 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2110 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2110 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2120 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2120 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2130 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2130 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2140 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2140 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2150 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2150 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2200 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2200 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2210 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2210 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2220 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2220 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2230 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2230 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2240 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 01 Dec 2023 - 2240 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)