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GOES-19 - Sector view: Puerto Rico - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0840 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0840 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0850 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0850 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0900 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0900 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0910 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0910 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0920 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0920 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0930 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0930 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0950 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 0950 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1000 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1000 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1010 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1010 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1020 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1020 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1030 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1030 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1050 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1050 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1110 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1110 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1120 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1120 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1130 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1130 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1140 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1140 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1150 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1150 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1200 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1200 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1210 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1210 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1230 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1230 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1240 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1240 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1250 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1250 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1300 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1300 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1310 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 17 Jan 2026 - 1310 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)