The 7 most commonly used ABI Bands on GOES-R

Visible, Snow/Ice/Glaciation, Shortwave IR, Water Vapor and Clean Window


This video talks about quick guides for these channels. You can find them here:
Band 2, 0.64 um:
Band 5, 1.61 um:
Band 7, 3.9 um:
Bands 8, 9, 10: 6.19 um, 6.95 um, 7.34 um, Upper, Mid- and Lower-level water vapor



Clean Window IR Window, 10.3 um:


Some blog posts linked to in the video

Above-anvil Cirrus Plume (AACP) blog post:
Pulsing Overshoots:
Orphan Anvils:
Flanking Lines:


AACP animation:
Fog Dissipation:
Camp Fire blog post:
Enhanced-V blog post:
Overshooting Tops Blog Post:
Hurricane Intensity Blog Post:
Weighting Function Training:
GOES-R.gov:
Tim Schmit's Webpage of Links:
CIMSS Satellite Blog:
VISIT Satellite Interpretation Blog:
JPSS YouTube Channel:

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