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Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1040 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1050 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1100 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1110 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1120 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1130 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1140 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1150 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1200 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1210 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1220 UTC
Band 7 - 3.9 µm - Shortwave Window - IR - 27 Apr 2024 - 1230 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.