Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Land Data Atmospheric composition Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags S America AVHRR GOME-2 MSG SEVIRI MTG Sentinel-3 Metop-A Metop-B Metop GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Date 2019 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2008 2007 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 14 results Case study 19 August 2019 23:02 UTC–21 August 01:02 UTC The chemical fingerprint of Amazonian fires Observations of formaldehyde Metop-B GOME-2 instrument on 19-20 August 2019. Case study 9–19 June 2019, Various times Torrential rain and floods in Uruguay Torrential rain hit central Uruguay in June 2019, causing serious flooding. Case study January to August 2018 Monitoring drought in Brazil using Meteosat data Using Meteosat-10 data from January-August 2018 to monitoring drought in northeast Brazil. Case study 4 April 15:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC, 16 April 14:56 UTC Floods in South America Due to El Niño, parts of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru had weeks of almost continuous rain. Case study 25 January 2017 19:00 UTC Wildfires in Chile in January 2017 Parts of Chile had their most devastating wildfires in the country's history. Case study 26 March 2015 13:30 UTC Rains over Atacama desert Unusual rain event brought almost an inch of rain to the Atacama, Antofagasta & Coquimbo. Case study 7 June 2014 00:15 UTC–10 June 00:15 UTC Severe floods in Brazil Heavy rains over the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina & Paraná, caused severe flooding. Case study 10 September 2013 10:30–21:30 UTC Smoke & dust streamers over Argentina seen by Meteosat-10 Strong winds, high temperatures, & drought fuelled wildfires in northern Argentina. Case study 1 April 2013 00:00 UTC Flash floods in Argentina One of the heaviest storms on record caused flash floods in Argentina between 1–3 April. Case study 4 January 2012 00:00 UTC Assess ground humidity with Meteosat Using Meteosat channel 04 (IR3.9) to assess ground humidity in South America. Case study 23 August 2010 00:00 UTC Large smoke plumes from fires over Bolivia Large smoke plumes from fires over Bolivia. Case study 18 April 2008 00:00 UTC Dense smoke over Argentina and Uruguay In April 2008, smoke from grassland burning seen along the course of the Paraná river. Load More