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 Meteosat Land Ocean Weather Metop Sentinel Tags Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Europe AMSU AVHRR GOME-2 MHS OLCI SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa IASI NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Asia Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 43 results Case study 4 December 2020 00:00 UTC-10 December 09:00 UTC Nearly-record snowfall in the western Alps Winter 2020 started with more than 2 m snow in the Alps and an extreme amount of rain. Case study 18 April 2020 00:00 UTC-22 April 23:00 UTC 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 23 March 2020 04:00 UTC–27 March 18:00 UTC Aralkum Desert dust pollutes air in south-east Europe High values of particulate matter (PM10) were recorded in the air in many places across South-East Europe on 27 March 2020. Case study 28 August 2019 08:15–13:30 UTC Second eruption of Stromboli in 2019 The second eruption of the Italian volcano Stromboli occurred on 28 August - just a few weeks after a previous eruption. Case study 03 July 2019 14:00–23:45 UTC Eruption of Stromboli volcano The Italian volcano Stromboli erupted with a series of small explosions on 3 July 2019. Case study 1 June 2019 02:00–5 June 12:00 UTC Extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires Smoke from widespread wildfires in Alberta, Canada travelled as far as parts of Europe and Russia in May and June 2019. Case study 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC 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 24 December 2018 11:00 UTC–25 December 03:00 UTC Mount Etna erupts on Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve 2018 Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, started erupting. Case study 15 October 2017 12:53 UTC–18 October 09:00 UTC Widespread wildfires in Portugal and Spain Smoke and flames from extensive wildfires in Portugal and Spain in mid-October 2017 could be clearly seen on satellite imagery. Case study 12 August 2017 17:45 UTC—20 August 04:45 UTC Record-breaking smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe High level smoke from Canadian wildfires, which started raging in early July 2017, could be seen as far as the Alps in August. Case study 17 July 2017 03:00 UTC–18 July 00:59 UTC Fires in Croatia and Montenegro Fires raged along the Adriatic coast for days in mid-July 2017, causing major destruction in Croatia and Montenegro. Case study 11 July 2017 04:30 UTC–12 July 17:30 UTC Smoke plumes near Vesuvius On 11 July 2017 both Meteosat-10 and Suomi-NPP saw impressive smoke displays from the wildfires on the flanks of Vesuvius in Italy. Load More
