| 1996 Aug 21 01:25 UT |
This image was aquired by NOAA 12 at 01:25 UT over the western U.S.
This was an evening pass, and shows California and Nevada well.
The complex smoke pattern appears to indicate shifting winds.
Smoke plumes from the 3 major California fires are still visible in this image:
AVHRR Channel 3.
AVHRR Channel 3.
Map of the pass
Channel 3 view of the data
Black areas are clouds.
California and Nevada
Color composite image using channels 1, 2, and 3.
The sun was low in the west for this view (20 degrees above the horizon
for the western part, 10 degrees for the eastern (see pass map)).
AVHRR Channel 3.
Gives a better view of the fire areas themselves once you know
where to look from the smoke plume image.
A small fire is visible in southeastern Nevada and a large one
in southern Idaho.
Southern Idaho
Color composite image using channels 1, 2, and 3.
A large smoke plume from a fire southwest of Twin Falls, Idaho stretches
across much of this image.
Utah
Color composite image using channels 1, 2, and 3.
Two large smoke plumes are seen in this image, one covering central
Utah extending diagonally toward the northeast,
and another parallel one entering from Nevada on the extreme
west side of the image.
The smoke appears pale yellow in this view, clouds are intense yellow.
The pale yellow area in the northwest part of the state is the
Great Salt Lake Desert. Note the color change in Great Salt
Lake where the railroad causeway crosses the lake east/west near the middle.
