Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Data Satellites Atmospheric Composition Land Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags Terra/Aqua AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa IASI Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES SNPP MODIS VIIRS Atlantic Ocean Date 2022 2021 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 79 results Case study 29 June-9 July 2022 Phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea Intense and colourful bloom of various phytoplankton species across the Black Sea in July 2022. Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 18 February 2022 Storm Eunice Storm Eunice was a very severe Atlantic storm that hit parts of Western Europe on 18 February 2022. Case study 23 October-2 November 2021 Multiple severe rain events in western Med & N Africa Between 23 Oct and 2 Nov 2021, a series of upper-level lows caused disturbances in the Mediterranean/northern Africa area. Case study 8 August 2021 08:25-10:25 UTC Smoke and burned areas from Greek fires Smoke and burned area scars from the Greek wildfires in Aug 2021 seen in satellite imagery. Case study 19 February 2021 12:00-22:00 UTC Arctic blast turned US white Band of ice from freezing rain over Texas clearly seen in RGB imagery on 19 Feb 2021. Case study 16-28 February and 2-11 March 2021 Mount Etna very active in February & March 2021 Regular Etna eruptions observed in February and March 2021. Case study 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. Case study 16 January 2021 10:00 UTC-17 January 09:00 UTC Snow-covered Europe Snow covered many parts of Europe in January 2021. Case study 8 January 2021 09:00 UTC-11 January 13:00 UTC Heavy snow in parts of Spain Parts of central Spain saw their heaviest snowfalls in decades in January 2021. Case study 23 July 2018 12:00–18:00 UTC and 24 July 00:05 UTC and 00:55 UTC Devastating wildfires near Athens In late July 2018 wildfires ripped through coastal areas in Greece, causing thousands to flee and a number of fatalities. Case study 29 March 2018 00:00–21:00 UTC Sharp dust boundary over northern Africa A sharp dust boundary formed in March 2018, after the clash of a dry and dusty Saharan air mass with a moist tropical air mass. Load More
