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 Weather Atmospheric Composition Land Data Meteosat Metop Tags Asia MODIS AMSU ASCAT AVHRR Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Africa IASI NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP VIIRS AHI Date 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012 2010 2009 2008 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 18 results Case study 24 September, 24 October 2019–8 November EUMETSAT Science Blog Active Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2019 saw a lot of cyclonic activity in the northern Indian Ocean, with five systems being generated. Case study 24 March 2019 00:00 UTC–25 March 00:00 UTC, 31 March 03:00–08:00 UTC, 8 April 2019 04:00–13:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Widespread flooding in the Middle East Parts of the Middle East were left devastated after severe floods in late March and early April 2019. Case study 18 December 2018 23:54 UTC–19 December 01:48 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Satellite images of bright meteor (bolide) east of Kamchatka On 18 December 2018 at 23:48:20 UTC a very bright meteor exploded above the Bering Sea, east of Kamchatka. Case study 20 March 2018 03:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Sunglint during March equinox Satellite imagery during the Spring Equinox (Autumn in Southern Hemisphere) captured very obvious sunglint near the Equator. Case study 04 February 2017 06:58 UTC, 08:00 UTC and 08:31 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Cold spell brings record low temperatures to Oman A cold outbreak over the Gulf of Persia in early February 2017 led to record-low temperatures over a large part of Oman. Case study 10 April 2016 04:55 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Sunglint column over Bay of Bengal On 10 April 2016 the MODIS instrument registered an almost perfect sunglint column over the Bay of Bengal. Case study 19 March 2016 00:00–09:00 UTC and 22 April 05:42 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Frozen Lake Baikal Lake Baikal, the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake, was still almost completely frozen in Spring 2016. Case study 28 October 2015 17:24 UTC–03 November 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Tropical Cyclone Chapala Tropical Cyclone Chapala was one of the strongest cyclones to ever hit Yemen. Case study 27 December 2012 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Record-breaking snow in Moscow and Montreal Record-breaking snow in Moscow and Montreal in 2012 — a tale of two cities Case study 24 December 2010 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Haze veil on the Pakistani coast The lower part of the Indus River (severely flooded during the last monsoon season) and the adjacent Rann of Kutch (seasonal salt marsh) have dried out after the monsoon, forming potential source of dust. Case study 11 November 2010 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog East Asia dust storm This Terra MODIS Dust RGB product shows a wall of postfrontal dust blowing across eastern China. Case study 24 June 2010 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over Alborz mountains and Caspian Sea A dust plume makes it through a gap in the ranges and is blown down the Sefid Rood Valley, where it starts to fan out over the Caspian Sea. Load More