For more another example of remote sensing of fires, click the link at the bottom of this page. This link will open "Remote Sensing of the Land, Oceans, and Atmosphere with MODIS," a Webcast that details the capabilities of the MODIS instrument on the Aqua and Terra satellites. The link will open in the "Land Application Examples" section. Click the "Fire Detection" page on the left menu bar to see the false color RGB image of fires in Central America.

For an additional animated example of fire direction using polar satellite imagery, click the link below.