Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Satellites Atmospheric Composition Weather Meteosat Metop Tags Africa AVHRR Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI EPS Europe Asia Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2015 Date January February April June SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 7 results Case study 3 June 2014 EUMETSAT Science Blog Thermal monitoring of volcanic activity from space Data from the Meteosat satellite has been used to measure the temperature of lava at a remote volcano in Africa. Case study 11 April 2015 12:00 UTC–12 April 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust cloud over Sahel Large parts of Africa's Sahel were covered by dust in the second week of April. Case study 01 April 2015 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Spectrum of dust colours over Arabian Peninsula A dust storm formed rapidly over the Arabian peninsula on 1 April. Case study 23 February 2015 18:00 UTC–25 February 09:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust outbreak over Libya, Egypt and Sudan On 23/24 February a major dust outbreak travelled over Libya, Chad, Egypt and Sudan. Case study 10 February 2015 06:00 UTC–13 February 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large sandstorm covers swathes of the Middle East A sandstorm, with winds reaching 100 km/h, caused widespread disruption across the Middle East in early February. Case study 31 January 2015 13:00 UTC– 1 February 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust travels from Algeria to the Black Sea In late January/early February a large dust plume swept north east from Africa and over the Mediterranean Sea. Case study 12 January 2015 11:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust cloud over the Canary Islands Around the 12 January, a high layer of dust moved from north-western Africa covering the area around the Canary Islands, impacting visibility.
