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Post-Tropical Cyclone Gil - Band 5 at 15.1°N - 127.3°W
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Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0800 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0810 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0820 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0830 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0840 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0850 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0900 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0910 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0920 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0930 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0940 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 0950 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1000 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1010 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1020 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1030 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1040 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1050 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1100 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1110 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1120 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1130 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1140 UTC
Band 5 - 1.6 µm - Snow/Ice - Near IR - 05 Aug 2019 - 1150 UTC
1.6 µm - Snow/Ice Band - 1 km resolution - During the day band 5 can be used to differentiate ice clouds and snow (relatively dark) from liquid water clouds (relatively bright), such as fog and stratus. It can also detect very hot fires both day and night.
Band 5 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.