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GOES-19 Mesoscale view - Band 10 at 38°N - 75°W - Near Worcester County, MD
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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1318 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1319 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1320 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1321 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1322 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1323 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1324 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1325 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1326 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1327 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1328 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1329 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1330 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1331 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1332 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1333 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1334 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1335 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1336 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1337 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1338 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1339 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1340 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1341 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1342 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1343 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1344 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1345 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1346 UTC
Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 16 Apr 2026 - 1347 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.
