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 Metop Atmospheric Composition Climate Ocean Weather Meteosat Sentinel Tags EPS AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) OLCI SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 IASI NOAA Metop-A Metop-B Europe Asia SNPP VIIRS Polar Climate Use Cases Date 2020 Date January March April September October SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 5 results Case study 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. Case study 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. Case study 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. Case study 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. Case study Jan, Feb, March 2007-2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog Pollution levels drop during COVID-19 lockdown The COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 had a visible effect on pollution.
