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GOES-East - Sector view: Gulf of Mexico - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1721 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1721 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1726 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1726 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1731 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1731 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1736 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1736 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1741 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1741 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1746 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1746 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1751 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1751 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1756 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1756 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1801 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1801 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1806 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1806 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1811 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1811 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1816 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 May 2024 - 1816 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)