Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Atmospheric Composition Meteosat Satellites Land Weather Data Metop Sentinel Tags SEVIRI Terra/Aqua ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MVIRI Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 43 results Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 EUMETSAT Science Blog Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 16-28 February and 2-11 March 2021 EUMETSAT Science Blog Mount Etna very active in February & March 2021 Regular Etna eruptions observed in February 2021. Case study 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. Case study 8 January 2021 09:00 UTC-11 January 13:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Heavy snow in parts of Spain Parts of central Spain saw their heaviest snowfalls in decades in January 2021. Case study 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over Europe Two dust clouds, one from northern Africa and one from Central Europe, travelled north towards Iceland and Greenland in late April 2019. Case study 29 March 2018 00:00–21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Sharp dust boundary over northern Africa A sharp dust boundary formed in March 2018, after the clash of a dry and dusty Saharan air mass with a moist tropical air mass. Case study 17 July 2017 03:00 UTC–18 July 00:59 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Fires in Croatia and Montenegro Fires raged along the Adriatic coast for days in mid-July 2017, causing major destruction in Croatia and Montenegro. 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 08 May 2016 16:45 UTC and 09 May 11:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Canadian smoke moves towards the North Atlantic The smoke from the devastating wild fires in Alberta, Canada, could be seen moving towards the North Atlantic on 9 May. Case study 3 December 2015 02:00 UTC–05 December 04:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Mount Etna eruption in winter 2015 On 3 December 2015, for the first time in two years Mount Etna, erupted. Case study 12 January 2015 11:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust cloud over the Canary Islands Around the 12 January, a high layer of dust moved from north-western Africa covering the area around the Canary Islands, impacting visibility. Case study 12 August 2011 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Tenth Etna paroxysm of 2011 On 12 August, Etna had its tenth paroxysm of the year, captured in the Meteosat-9 Ash RGB product. Load More
