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 Satellites Atmospheric Composition Land Ocean Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags SEVIRI S America ASCAT GOME-2 Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) OLCI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa NOAA EPS Europe Asia North America, Central America & Caribbean GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Atlantic Ocean Date 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2009 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 25 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 24 March 2019 11:00 UTC–25 March 10:00 UTC Rare tropical storm in the southern Atlantic In late March 2019 a rare tropical storm formed in the south Atlantic basin. 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 07 January 2016 17:45 UTC–08 January 11:30 UTC Cloud patterns and an anticyclone over Brazil Using Meteosat-10 imagery to identify cloud patterns associated with an anticyclone in Brazil. 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 10 October 2015 10:00 UTC Heavy rainfall from low-level jet in south Brazil Meteosat-10 imagery can be used to investigate the connection between a low-level jet and heavy precipitation over southern Brazil. Case study 21 September 2015 11:08–21:42 UTC Heavy hail in northern Uruguay Thunderstorms in Uruguay on 21 September brought around 80 mm of rain in two hours and large hailstones. Case study 25 June 2014 10:45 UTC Dust from Africa travels to Brazil Typically, every year between June and August dust travels across the Atlantic. This example shows dust reaching Brazil, during the FIFA World Cup. 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 30 April 2014, 12:00 UTC Sand at sea, as seen from space On 11 April 2012 EUMETSAT’s international training project EUMETrain started tracking the movements of the German research icebreaker Polarstern. 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. Load More
