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GOES-East CONUS - Band 10

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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0246 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0251 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0256 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0301 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0306 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0311 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0316 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0321 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0326 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0331 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0336 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 20 Sep 2024 - 0341 UTC

legend for color-enhanced infrared channels 8-10

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This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.

7.3 µm - "Lower-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 10 is a water vapor band, meaning it is capable of detecting water vapor at middle to lower portions of the atmosphere, in addition to high clouds. It can detect water vapor lower in the troposphere compared to the water vapor band on the legacy GOES-13 and -15 imager.

The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel is between ABI bands 8 and 9.

• For more details, see the Band 10 - ABI Quick Information Guide, (PDF, 599 KB)