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GOES-19 - Sector view: Gulf of America - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1316 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1316 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1321 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1321 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1326 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1326 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1331 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1331 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1336 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1336 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1341 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1341 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1346 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1346 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1351 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1351 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1356 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1356 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1401 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1401 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1406 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1406 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1411 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 06 Mar 2026 - 1411 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)