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GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Southwest - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0016 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0016 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0021 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0021 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0026 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0026 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0031 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0031 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0036 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0036 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0041 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0041 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0046 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0046 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0051 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0051 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0056 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0056 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0101 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0101 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0106 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0106 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0111 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 14 Jul 2026 - 0111 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)