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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 28°N - 96°W - Gulf of Mexico, near Rockport, TX

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1555 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1555 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1556 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1556 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1602 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1603 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1604 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1607 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1608 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1609 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1610 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1611 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1612 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1613 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1614 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1615 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1616 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1617 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1618 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1619 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1620 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1621 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 08 Jul 2024 - 1625 UTC
legend for Fire Temperature RBG

Fire Temperature key:

1 - Warm fire
2 - Very warm fire
3 - Hot fire
4 - Very hot fire
5 - Burn scars
6 - Clear sky: land
7 - Clear sky: water/snow/night
8 - Water clouds
9 - Ice clouds


Fire Temperature RGB allows the user to identify where the most intense fires are occurring and differentiate these from "cooler" fires. The RGB takes advantage of the fact that from 3.9µm to shorter wavelengths, background solar radiation and surface reflectance increases. This means that fires need to be more intense in order to be detected by the 2.2 and 1.6µm bands, as more intense fires emit more radiation at these wavelengths. Therefore, small/"cool" fires will only show up at 3.9µm and appear red while increases in fire intensity cause greater contributions of the other channels resulting in white very intense fires.

• For more details, see the Fire Temperature RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.2 MB)