ASpot Case Studies

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Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites.

ASpot Case Studies
ASpot Case Studies

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    28 December 2016 01:00–06:00 UTC

    Holepunch clouds over eastern China

    On 28 December 2016 holepunch clouds or fallstreak holes developed over eastern China.

    Hole-punch clouds over eastern China
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    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.

    Lingering fog over the Arabian Peninsula. Credit: Leonid Andronov/AdobeStock
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    20 December 2016 00:00–10:45 UTC

    Snow over Jordan and northern parts of Saudi Arabia

    Overnight on 19-20 December 2016 there were heavy snowfalls in Jordan and in Turaif city in Saudi Arabia.

    Snow over northern parts of Saudi Arabia
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    08 December 2016 00:00 UTC–19 December 06:00 UTC

    Tropical Cyclone Vardah

    Using Meteosat-8 imagery it was possible to track the full lifetime of Tropical Cyclone Vardah.

    Tropical Cyclone Vardah
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    6 December 2016 00:00 UTC–9 December 23:45 UTC

    Night-time fog over India

    Meteosat-8 and Himawari-8 observe night-time fog formation in northern India in early December 2016.

    Night-time fog over India
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    21 November 04:00 UTC–22 November 2016 19:00 UTC

    Dust over the Sea of Oman

    A large area of dust was seen by both Meteosat and Sentinel-3A as it travelled across parts of the Middle East in November 2016.

    Dust over the Sea of Oman
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    21 August 2016, 01:00 UTC–30 August 06:50 UTC

    Typhoons Mindulle and Lionrock in west Pacific

    Within just 10 days, two tropical storms slammed into Japan, first Mindulle, which hit the larger Tokyo area, and then Lionrock that hit Japan's already tsunami-hit north-east coast.

    Typhoons Mindulle and Lionrock in the West Pacific
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    5 July 2016 00:00 UTC–8 July 23:30 UTC

    Himawari-8 has its eye on Typhoon Nepartak

    Super Typhoon Nepartak reached winds of 270 km/h when it was seen by Himawari-8 on 6 July.

    Typhoon Nepartak
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    15 May 2016 00:00–12:00 UTC

    Severe flooding in Sri Lanka

    Pre-monsoon heavy downpours caused widespread, severe flooding in Sri Lanka in mid May 2016.

    Severe flooding in Sri Lanka
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    12 April 2016 00:00 UTC–18 April 13:30 UTC

    Tropical Cyclone Fantala

    Tropical Cyclone Fantala showed a very clearly defined eye as the storm reached Category 5 level in mid-April.

    Tropical Cyclone Fantala
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    10 April 2016 04:55 UTC

    Sunglint column over Bay of Bengal

    On 10 April 2016 the MODIS instrument registered an almost perfect sunglint column over the Bay of Bengal.

    Sunglint column over Bay of Bengal
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    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.

    Dust outbreaks sweep through China