An agricultural sprayer includes at least one nozzle configured to receive aliquid anddirect atomized liquid to an agricultural field in a dispersal area. A thermalimager is operablycoupled to the agricultural sprayer and has a field of view behind theagricultural sprayer. Thethermal imager is configured to provide an indication of a thermal reaction ofthe agriculturalfield in response to application of the atomized liquid. An output of thethermal imager is used tocharacterize operation of the at least one nozzle.
