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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 Jan 2025 - 0516 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0516 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0521 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0521 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0526 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0526 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0531 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0531 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0536 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0536 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0541 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0541 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0546 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0546 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0551 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0551 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0556 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0556 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0601 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0601 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0606 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0606 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0611 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 15 Jan 2025 - 0611 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)