Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Weather Meteosat Atmospheric composition Data Metop Sentinel Tags Asia SNPP VIIRS AVHRR MSG MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR MTG Sentinel-3 Africa NOAA Metop-A Metop Europe S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua MODIS ABI AHI Date 2020 2018 2016 2015 2007 2002 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 11 results Case study 23 March 2020 04:00 UTC–27 March 18:00 UTC Aralkum Desert dust pollutes air in south-east Europe High values of particulate matterwere recorded in many places across South-East Europe. Case study 18 December 2018 23:54 UTC–19 December 01:48 UTC Satellite images of bright meteor (bolide) east of Kamchatka On 18 December 2018 a very bright meteor exploded above the Bering Sea, east of Kamchatka. Case study 19 October 2018 03:00–14:00 UTC Isolated convective complex over upper Persian Gulf In October 2018 a convective complex developed over open waters in the upper Persian Gulf. Case study 26 July 2018 04:00 UTC to 3 August 06:00 UTC Dense dust outbreak across Arabian peninsula Summer Shamal pushed dense dust across the Arabian peninsula and over the Arabian Sea. Case study 24 December 2016 03:00 UTC–4 January 2017 03:00 UTC Lingering fog over the Arabian Peninsula For more than 10 days in December, a thick fog covered the Arabian Gulf countries. Case study 18 February 2016 00:00 UTC–19 February 23:30 UTC Dust outbreaks sweep through China During 18-19 February 2016 several dust outbreaks occurred over China. Case study 10 December 2015–27 January 2016 Expedition crossing the Empty Quarter Using satellite imagery to track a team walking across the Empty Quarter in 49 days. Case study 1 April 2015 23:00 UTC Spectrum of dust colours over Arabian Peninsula A dust storm formed rapidly over the Arabian peninsula on 1 April. Case study 10 February 2015 06:00 UTC–13 February 12:00 UTC Large sandstorm covers swathes of the Middle East A sandstorm with winds up to 100km/h, caused widespread disruption across the Middle East. Case study 26 May 2007-11 April 2014 Identifying sea breezes - 2007-2014 A sea breeze is defined as a coastal local wind that blows from sea to land, caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is colder than the adjacent land, its opposite is called a lan Case study 20 February 2002 00:00 UTC-18 December 2019 00:00 UTC Mountain waves in satellite imagery Mountain waves as seen in satellite imagery from 2002-2019.
