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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2200 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2210 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2220 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2230 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2240 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2300 UTC
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2330 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 20 Jan 2026 - 2350 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0000 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0010 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0020 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0030 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0100 UTC
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Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0130 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0140 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0150 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0200 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0210 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0220 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0230 UTC
Band 13 - 10.3 µm - Clean Longwave Window - IR - 21 Jan 2026 - 0240 UTC
10.3 µm - "Clean" Longwave IR Window Band - 2 km resolution - Band 13 at 10.3 µm is an infrared window, meaning it is not strongly affected by atmospheric water vapor. This channel is useful for detecting clouds all times of day and night and is particularly useful in retrievals of cloud top height.
GOES-16 Band 13 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 IR cloud channel.