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 Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags Asia AVHRR Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Africa Metop-A EPS Europe Himawari Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS AHI Date 2017 Date January February March May July December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 9 results Case study 24 December 2017 15:00 UTC–25 December 07:00 UTC Widespread fog over parts of UAE and Oman Overnight 24 to 25 December 2017 widespread fog formed over some parts of the United Arab Emirates (eventually extending inland) and coastal areas of northern Oman. Case study 18 July 2017 02:40–06:00 UTC Severe storm over Japan On 18 July 2017 Tokyo metropolitan area was affected by intense convective development. Case study 30 May 2017 00:00 UTC–4 June 12:00 UTC Dust outbreak in the Middle East and Africa In late May/early June 2017, for the first time since it moved to its new IODC position Meteosat-8 spotted a significant dust event. Case study 29 May 2017 04:00–18:00 UTC High winds in Moscow The winds of around 100 km/h caused severe damage and 16 deaths in Moscow and surrounding areas on 29 May 2017. Case study 24 March 2017 20:00 UTC–31 March 15:00 UTC Eruption of volcano Kambalny In March 2017 the Russian volcano Kambalny, in southern Kamchatka, erupted for the first time in 650 years. Case study 17 March 2017 00:00 UTC–20 March 2017 08:00 UTC Multiple dust events over the Middle East As is quite common during March multiple dust events occurred in this area from 17-20 March 2017. Case study 8 March 2017 06:31 UTC and 10 March 06:34 UTC Oil spill over Arabian Gulf On 8 March 2017 an oil spill occurred in the Arabian Gulf off the west coast of UAE and reached the Al-Fujairah coast. Case study 04 February 2017 06:58 UTC, 08:00 UTC and 08:31 UTC 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 01 February 2017 00:00 UTC–02 February 12:00 UTC Colour-changing dust cloud vortex Dust in northern Iraq shows different colours before and after circulation.
