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 Meteosat Atmospheric Composition Land Ocean Weather Metop Sentinel Jason Tags Africa Terra/Aqua ASCAT AVHRR Jason-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Metop-A EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2021 2019 2016 2015 2011 2010 2009 2008 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 17 results Case study 23 October 2021-2 November EUMETSAT Science Blog 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 17 August 2019 14:45 UTC–20 August 09:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Gran Canaria wildfires In August 2019 parts of Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands, were devastated by two large wildfires. Case study 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over Europe Two dust clouds, one from northern Africa and one from Central Europe, travelled north towards Iceland and Greenland in late April 2019. Case study 10 July 2016 10:45–11:05 UTC and 18:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Low cloud vortices off coast of Morocco On 10 July a low cloud vortex was spotted off the northwest coast of Morocco. Case study 4 April 2016 08:40 UTC, 08:45 UTC and 09:12 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Observing river deltas Observation of the deltas of the Danube and Nile rivers in April 2016. Case study 12 February 2015 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Fires over the south-western parts of South Africa Many runaway/out of control fires over the south-western parts of South Africa occurred in February and March 2015 Case study 12 January 2015 11:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust cloud over the Canary Islands Around the 12 January, a high layer of dust moved from north-western Africa covering the area around the Canary Islands, impacting visibility. Case study 4 June 2011 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Chilean volcanic eruption Meteosat-9 observes Chilean volcanic eruption. Case study 18 March 2010 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Continental-scale dust outbreak over Africa According to the NASA Earth Observatory, March 2010 was a spectacular month for dust outbreaks. Case study 27 November 2009 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Severe convective storms over South Africa Severe convective storms over the southeastern parts of South Africa. Case study 18 October 2009 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Fires and rapidly growing burn scars Fires and rapidly growing burn scars over Mali and Burkina Faso. Case study 20 April 2009 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Zambezi floods The 2009 Zambezi floods. Load More
