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 Land Atmospheric Composition Weather Meteosat Metop Tags AVHRR Metop-A Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS SEVIRI Europe S America GOES Date 2015 Date March April June December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 4 results Case study 2015 2015 - warm, dry but stormy year An overview of some of the more significant weather events of 2015, using satellite data, including data from Meteosat and Metop. Case study 23 June 2015 21:20 UTC Midsummer fires Large Midsummer fires in Spain, on the evening of 23 June, were detected by Metop-A's 3.7µm channel. Case study 30 April 2015 19:54 UTC Traditional Beltane fires seen by Metop Hotspots from balefires in parts of Europe could be seen on the Metop image from 30 April. Case study 26 March 2015 13:30 UTC Rains over Atacama desert On Thursday 26th March 2015, an unusual rain event brought almost an inch of precipitation to the Atacama, Antofagasta and Coquimbo regions.
