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GOES-19 - Sector view: Gulf of America - Band 7

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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2031 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2031 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2036 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2036 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2041 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2041 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2046 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2046 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2051 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2051 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2056 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2056 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2101 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2101 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2111 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2111 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2116 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2116 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2126 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2126 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2131 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2131 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2136 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 19 Jan 2026 - 2136 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)