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 Satellites Atmospheric Composition Land Ocean Metop Sentinel Tags Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Europe ASCAT AVHRR OLCI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Asia GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Date 2019 Date January March April May June August September December SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 16 results Case study 18 December 2019 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Gravity waves off the Atlas Mountains Interesting orographic cloud waves formed over the Atlas Mountains, and wider, in mid-December. Case study 17 December 2019 08:00–14:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Lee waves and foehn over Austria Lee waves and foehn over Austria in December 2019. Case study 26 Sept 2019 15:30 UTC–27 Sept 15:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Record-breaking Hurricane Lorenzo Hurricane Lorenzo was the strongest hurricane on record to go so far north and east in the Atlantic Ocean, when it reached Category 5 status in September 2019. Case study 26 August 2019 16:12 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Thunderstorms and flooding in Spain On 26 August 2019 widespread thunderstorms caused severe flooding in parts of Spain. Case study 21 June 2019 05:00 UTC and 12:12 UTC and 27 June 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog June solstice 2019 The June solstice is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. It took place at 15:54 UTC on 21 June. Case study 10 June 2019 12:00 UTC–12 June 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Damaging storms over Central Europe Strong convective episodes occurred, at the boundary of a synoptic ridge, over a two day period in early June 2019, causing widespread damage in parts of Central Europe. Case study 08 June 2019 00:00–23:45 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Triple views of thunderstorms in Finland Thunderstorms across eastern and Northern Finland on 8 June 2019 could be easily tracked using all three Metop satellites that are now in orbit. Case study 06 June 2019 00:00 UTC–8 June 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Miguel batters parts of Europe In early June 2019 Storm Miguel brought high winds and heavy rain to a number of countries in Western Europe. Case study June and July 2019 EUMETSAT Science Blog European heatwaves in summer 2019 Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe in June and July 2019, due to a series of heatwaves. Case study 3 May 2019 12:00 UTC–6 May 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Wintry conditions in late spring in Europe Wintry weather returned to parts of Central Europe in early May 2019, thanks to cold polar air plunging south. Case study 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over Europe Two dust clouds, one from northern Africa and one from Central Europe, travelled north towards Iceland and Greenland in late April 2019. Case study 24 March 2019 00:00 UTC–25 March 00:00 UTC, 31 March 03:00–08:00 UTC, 8 April 2019 04:00–13:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Widespread flooding in the Middle East Parts of the Middle East were left devastated after severe floods in late March and early April 2019. Load More
