1996 Aug 24 14:14 UT

This image was aquired by NOAA 12 at 14:14 UT over the western U.S. This was a morning pass.
Map of the pass
Channel 3 view of the data Clouds are both black and white in this image.

Oregon

Hell's Canyon Area

Color composite image using channels 1, 2, and 3.

A small area of smoke is seen on the Idaho side. Some smoke fills a valley in Idaho near the eastern border.

Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park Area

Color composite image using channels 1, 2, and 3.

This area is clear except for a small cloud of smoke east of Yellowstone near the Montana border. The shadow of this smoke cloud is visible, sunlight is shining from the east in this morning view.

Daytime fire detection