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Post-tropical Cyclone Sara - Band 7 at 19.0°N - 91.5°W
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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1300 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1310 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1320 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1330 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1340 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1350 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1400 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1410 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1420 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1430 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1440 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1450 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1500 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1510 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1520 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1530 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1540 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1550 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1600 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1610 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1620 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1630 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1640 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 18 Nov 2024 - 1650 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.