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 Meteosat Tags S America Terra/Aqua Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Africa MODIS Date 2008 Date April May SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 2 results Case study 05 May 2008 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Eruption of the Chaitén volcano in Chile On 2 May 2008 an old volcanic caldera erupted close to the coastal town of Chaitén in southern Chile. Case study 18 April 2008 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dense smoke over Argentina and Uruguay During the third week of April 2008, smoke caused by grassland burning along the course of the Paraná river, started to move into its estuary.