Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Filter by Categories Satellites Atmospheric Composition Climate Land Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-2 Jason-3 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa IASI NOAA Metop-A Metop-B Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar EPS Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 265 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Thursday, 1 October 2020 01 October 2020 06:00 UTC-04 October 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storms hit France in early October Europe was battered during the first October weekend in 2020, with extensive storms, extreme rainfall and flooding. Friday, 25 September 2020 25 September 2020 13:35 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2020 In September 2020 the Arctic sea ice extent shrunk to the second lowest in the 42-year satellite record. Wednesday, 16 September 2020 16 September 2020 00:00 UTC–18 September 21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Medicane over Ionian Sea causes storms in Italy and Greece Tropical storm-like cyclone causing storms, severe wind and high seas over Ionian Sea. Saturday, 18 April 2020 18 April 2020 00:00 UTC-22 April 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Extensive DIBS in the Deformation Zone In April 2020, pockmarked DIBS cloud, produced by a cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea, entered an elongated deformation zone - stretching from France to Turkey. Sunday, 8 March 2020 9 March 2020 00:00 UTC–10 March 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Cross-Atlantic moisture transport Moisture transport from sub-tropical Atlantic brought precipitation to the UK and parts of western Europe on 9 and 10 March 2020. Tuesday, 24 September 2019 24 September, 24 October 2019–8 November EUMETSAT Science Blog Active Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2019 saw a lot of cyclonic activity in the northern Indian Ocean, with five systems being generated. Monday, 19 August 2019 19 August 2019 23:02 UTC–21 August 01:02 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog The chemical fingerprint of Amazonian fires Observations of formaldehyde from the GOME-2 instrument onboard Metop-B on 19-20 August 2019. Monday, 15 July 2019 15 July–18 August 2019 EUMETSAT Science Blog Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia during Summer 2019, were seen by the Sentinel-3 and Metop satellites. Friday, 21 June 2019 21 June 2019 17:50 UTC–5 July 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Eruption of the Raikoke volcano A powerful, rare eruption from Raikoke volcano in the Kuril Islands on 21 June 2019, could be clearly seen on satellite imagery. Monday, 10 June 2019 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. Saturday, 8 June 2019 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. Saturday, 1 June 2019 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. Load More
