Palisades Fire in southern California
![GOES-17 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2021/05/ca_swir-20210516_004625.png)
GOES-17 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images [click to play animation | MP4]
A time-matched comparison of Shortwave Infrared images from Suomi NPP VIIRS (3.74 µm) and GOES-17 ABI (3.9 µm) at 0918 UTC or 2:18 am PDT is shown below (overpass times of the Suomi NPP satellite). Although a decrease in the fire’s intensity occurred during the subsequent overnight hours, the Shortwave Infrared brightness temperatures sensed by Suomi NPP and GOES-17 at that time were 59.9ºC and 28.1ºC, respectively.
![Shortwave Infrared images from Suomi NPP VIIRS (3.74 µm) and GOES-17 ABI (3.9 µm) at 0918 UTC [click to enlarge]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2021/05/210516_0918utc_suomiNPP_goes17_shortwaveInfrared_Palisade_Fire_CA_anim.gif)
Shortwave Infrared images from Suomi NPP VIIRS (3.74 µm) and GOES-17 ABI (3.9 µm) at 0918 UTC [click to enlarge]
![GOES-17 True Color RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/images/2021/05/GOES-17_ABI_RadM1_true_color_2021136_012725Z.png)
GOES-17 True Color RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]