All Related Apply Refine results Type Page Article General Categories Weather Organisation Meteosat Sentinel Tags Image of the week Year of Weather Date 2024 2023 SHOW ALL 20 results Meteosat Image of the week: Saharan dust from space Desert dust particles are lifted into the atmosphere by gusts of surface wind and can be transported and deposited thousands of kilometres away. Sentinel Image of the week: intriguing cloud patterns near the Cape Verde islands The cloud patterns are known as von Kármán vortices and are formed over the ocean when islands disrupt the wind flow. The strength of the wind affects the patterns of the swirls. Satellites Image of the week: phytoplankton bloom from space The bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores (cyan colour) and other phytoplankton species. Phytoplankton play a key role in marine ecosystems as the basis of the food chain. Meteosat Image of the week: Earth view for Earth Day Watching our Earth from 36,000km. Weather Image of the week: Global weather from space Watching our Earth from 36,000km. Sentinel Image of the week: Storm Kathleen Storm Kathleen was a deep area of low pressure that moved towards the UK and Ireland from the southwest, bringing unseasonably strong winds and causing travel and power disruption. Sentinel Image of the week: Phytoplankton from space The bright offshore bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores, microscopic single-celled plant-like organisms that live in large numbers throughout the upper layers of the ocean. Sentinel Image of the week: Brazilian wildfires Many fires have been affecting Brazil’s northern most state, Roraima. Meteosat Image of the week: the spring equinox The equinox in the northern hemisphere happens twice a year. Weather Image of the week: Tropical storm Filipo Watching our Earth from space. Weather Image of the week: Global weather from space Earth as seen from the vantage point of geostationary weather satellites 36,000km above our planet. Sentinel Image of the week: Saharan dust from space This week’s image of the week focuses on Saharan dust. Sentinel Image of the week: Swirls of colour in the Adriatic Sea Celebrating the eighth anniversary of the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-3A. Sentinel Image of the week: Croatia’s heart-shaped island Celebrating Valentine’s Day with a view from space. Sentinel Image of the week: Severe wildfires in Chile Wildfires cause huge loss of life in Chile’s Valparaíso region. Sentinel Image of the week: Lake Chad Celebrating World Wetlands Day. Image of the week Satellites Image of the week: Space - advancing the future The next-generation satellites operated by EUMETSAT are expected to contribute to saving lives and safeguarding economies. Weather Image of the week: Cyclone Belal Cyclone Belal as seen by Meteosat-10 over the Indian Ocean. Meteosat Image of the week: the Moon Using the Moon to calibrate satellite instruments.