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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Fire Temperature at 35°N - 115°W - San Bernardino County, CA

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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1937 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1937 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1938 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1938 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1939 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1939 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1940 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1940 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1941 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1941 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1942 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1942 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1943 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1943 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1944 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1944 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1945 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1945 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1946 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1946 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1947 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1947 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1948 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1948 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1949 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1949 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1950 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1950 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1951 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1951 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1952 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1952 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1953 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1953 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1954 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1954 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1955 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1955 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1956 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1956 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1957 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1957 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1958 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1958 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1959 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 1959 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2000 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2000 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2001 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2001 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2002 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2002 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2003 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2003 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2004 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2004 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2005 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2005 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2006 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 13 Jul 2024 - 2006 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)