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 Satellites Atmospheric Composition Ocean Weather Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags SEVIRI S America ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) OLCI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa NOAA Metop-A EPS Europe Asia GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Date 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 15 results 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–December 2019 Image Library top ten for 2019 A look at our most popular case studies from 2019. Case study January–December 2018 Image Library top ten for 2018 A look at our most popular case studies from 2018 Case study January to August 2018 Monitoring drought in northeast Brazil using Meteosat data Using Meteosat-10 data from January-August 2018 to monitoring drought in northeast Brazil. Case study 25 January 2017 19:00 UTC Wildfires in Chile in January 2017 During the southern hemisphere summer 2017, central and southern parts of Chile were stricken by the most devastating wildfires in the country's history. Case study 22 December 2015 00:00 UTC–23 December 14:00 UTC Flooding in Uruguay and Paraguay In December heavy rain led to flooding in Paraguay and Uruguay. Case study 07 June 2014 00:15 UTC–10 June 00:15 UTC Severe floods in Brazil Between 7 and 10 June heavy rains associated with the advance of a cold front over the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Paraná, caused severe flooding. Case study 10 September 2013 10:30–21:30 UTC Smoke & dust streamers over Argentina seen by Met-10 Strong winds, high temperatures, and months of drought fuelled an outbreak of wildfire in northern Argentina in September 2013. 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 could be seen along the course of the Paraná river. Case study 10 January 2007 00:00 UTC Ring of storms around the Bolivian High In the early weeks of 2007, heavy rain caused many deaths in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo resulting from severe flooding and related accidents. Load More
