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 Land Weather Meteosat Metop Tags Metop-A ASCAT AVHRR Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS SEVIRI Europe SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES Date 2015 Date March April June November December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 6 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 02 November 2015 09:00 UTC– 03 November 09:00 UTC Fog and low cloud over the UK Many parts of the UK were shrouded in thick fog in early November and at least 100 flights were grounded. 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. Case study 09 March 2015 00:32 UTC–15 March 18:32 UTC Tropical cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu Pam was a category 5 tropical cyclone when it hit the Vanuatu islands in the South Pacific, causing devastating damage.
