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 Data Climate Land Ocean Weather Science Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-3 MFG MSG MHS MVIRI OLCI Poseidon Satellite Applications Facility (SAF) SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Third Party MTG Sentinel-3 Sentinel-6 Africa Altimeters Atmosphere Copernicus IASI Metop-C NOAA Sea Surface Temperature (SST) IODC Metop-A Metop-B Metop Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Climate Use Cases Date 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1991 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 242 results Case study 18 December 2022 00:00-23:45 UTC Mount Etna's effusive eruption By Ivan Smiljanic The thermal signal from the lava region is visible through the SEVIRI IR3.9 channel (Figure 1). Case study July-August 2022 Summer 2022: exceptional wildfire season in Europe In July and August 2022, significant fire events took place in France, Portugal and Spain. Case study 23-25 November 2021 'Whirly' skies over Europe Vortices in water vapour imagery occurring over Central Europe. Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 15-22 March 2022 Widespread dust intrusion across Europe Continental-wide plume of Saharan dust across Europe in March 2022. Case study 1995-2015 More sunshine in Europe due to cleaner air How satellite-based climate data records support our understanding of the impact of cleaner air on the Earth's climate. Case study 13 January 2022 15:00-23:50 UTC and 14 January 04:51 UTC-17 January 04:30 UTC Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai major eruptions In January 2022 the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in the Pacific Ocean erupted a number of times. Case study 29 December 2021-4 January 2022 Persistent fog/low cloud over Mediterranean Sea Large area of the Mediterranean Sea covered by fog/low clouds for several days in winter 2021/22. Case study 11 October 2021 15:00 UTC-12 October 04:50 UTC Dust outbreak in California's Central Valley A deep upper-level trough caused a dust outbreak in California's Central Valley on 11 Oct 2021. Case study 11 October 2021 09:10 UTC-14 October 15:31 UTC Hurricane Pamela makes landfall in Mexico Hurricane Pamela formed in the Pacific Ocean and made landfall in Mexico in 13 October 2021. Case study 10 September 2021 10:00–17:30 UTC Intense tornado hits Pantelleria island An intense tornado hit the Italian island of Pantelleria on 10 September 2021. Case study Winter 2010 and winter 2012 Analysis of a 38-year-long data record of the polar jet Using time-series of Meteosat Atmospheric Motion Vectors (AMV) to detect changes in location and intensity of the polar jet. Load More
