Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Satellites Atmospheric Composition Land Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) GOES AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-3 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa Altimeters IASI NOAA EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Atlantic Ocean Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 35 results Monday, 26 October 2020 1 June-30 November 2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog End of a busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season The 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season was record-breaking, with 30 named tropical storms. Saturday, 20 June 2020 20 June 2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog Cancer solstice 2020 The Cancer solstice, with the Sun directly over the Tropic of Cancer, took place in 2020 on 20 June at 21:43 UTC. Friday, 5 June 2020 5 June 2020 00:00 UTC–26 June 21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Exceptional Saharan dust transport over the Atlantic Ocean In June 2020 large amounts of Saharan dust travelled all the way to the Caribbean and the US. Monday, 24 February 2020 24 Feb 2020 15:00 UTC and 25 Feb 13:00–23:45 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dusty Dry Conveyor Belt The Dry Conveyor Belt (DCB) is usually free of clouds in the mid and higher levels, so barely traceable on solar imagery, but in February 2020 it could be seen due to dust transport. Friday, 21 February 2020 22-27 February 2020, Various times EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over the Canaries Record dense dust over the Canary Islands originates near the African coast. Wednesday, 25 September 2019 25 and 26 September 2019 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Mount Pico in the Azores shrouded in orographically-induced clouds In late-September 2019 Mount Pico in the Azores was shrouded in clouds formed by the orographic effect. Friday, 21 June 2019 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. Sunday, 9 June 2019 9–19 June 2019, Various times EUMETSAT Science Blog Strong winds, heavy rain and floods in Uruguay Torrential rain hit central Uruguay in June 2019, causing serious flooding. Sunday, 24 March 2019 24 March 2019 11:00 UTC–25 March 10:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Rare tropical storm in the South Atlantic basin In late March 2019 a rare tropical storm formed in the South Atlantic basin, off the coast of Brazil. Saturday, 9 March 2019 10 March 2019 00:00 UTC–11 March 09:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large Dust Fan (Spanish Dancer) over West Africa A cyclone over Algeria pushes cold air southward over West Africa, causing a synoptic scale dust outbreak, in early March 2019. Friday, 21 December 2018 21 December 2018 03:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog December solstice near the southern polar circle December solstice occurred in 2018 at 22:23 UTC on 21 December and could be 'seen' in satellite imagery. Thursday, 30 August 2018 30 August 2018 12:00 UTC–17 September 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Hurricane Florence Hurricane Florence was the first major hurricane of the 2018 North Atlantic hurricane season and caused major devastation when it hit the US east coast in mid-September. Load More
