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Post-tropical Cyclone Emilia - Band 7 at 22.3°N - 125.3°W
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0640 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0650 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0700 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0710 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0720 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0730 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0750 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0830 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0840 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0850 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 0940 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 1000 UTC
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 1020 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 1030 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 1040 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 09 Aug 2024 - 1050 UTC
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.