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 Land Data Meteosat Tags MSG S America SEVIRI Africa Terra/Aqua MODIS Date 2008 Date April May SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 2 results Case study 5 May 2008 00:00 UTC 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 Dense smoke over Argentina and Uruguay In April 2008, smoke from grassland burning could be seen along the course of the Paraná river.