According to NASA, Low clouds trace the branching valleys of the Appalachian Plateau and the Cumberland River, then burn off by afternoon.
In the full text published on its website, NASA wrote: “By afternoon, they had faded, leaving clear skies over the autumn landscape.
“The change is visible in this pair of images from November 8, 2026. The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired the left image that morning. In this natural-color view, low clouds appear white as they fill many of the valleys. Autumn vegetation appears in shades of brown and green.
“The VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on NOAA-21 acquired the right image that afternoon, after the clouds had dissipated and exposed the rivers and lakes beneath them. This false-color view makes it easier to distinguish water (dark blue) from vegetation (bright green).”
Context
The report, filed in our Science section, was first published by NASA on Tuesday, November 10.
Background
Appalachian Plateau: The Appalachian Plateau is a series of rugged dissected plateaus located on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Mountains are a range that run from Newfoundland in Canada to Alabama in the United States.
Cumberland River: The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The 688-mile-long (1,107 km) river drains almost 18,000 square miles (47,000 km2) of southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. The river flows generally west from a source in the Appalachian Mountains to its confluence with the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky, and the mouth of the Tennessee River.
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