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Tropical Depression Imelda - Band 10 at 29.8°N - 95.5°W
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0500 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0510 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0520 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0530 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0540 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0550 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0600 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0610 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0620 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0630 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0640 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0650 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0700 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0710 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0720 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0730 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0740 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0750 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0800 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0810 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0820 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0830 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0840 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 18 Sep 2019 - 0850 UTC
Band 10 key:
This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.
7.3 µm - "Lower-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 10 is a water vapor band, meaning it is capable of detecting water vapor at middle to lower portions of the atmosphere, in addition to high clouds. It can detect water vapor lower in the troposphere compared to the water vapor band on the legacy GOES-13 and -15 imager.
The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel is between ABI bands 8 and 9.
