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GOES-East - Sector view: Central America - Band 10

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Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0610 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0620 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0630 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0640 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0650 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0700 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0710 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0720 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0730 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0740 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0750 UTC

Band 10 - 7.3 µm - Lower-level Water Vapor - IR - 30 Oct 2024 - 0800 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)