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 Weather Meteosat Tags Africa Terra/Aqua MODIS Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Europe Asia Date 2019 2015 2010 2008 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 5 results 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 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 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 23 March 2008 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria On 23 March a typical, spring season synoptic situation was prevailing over Europe, characterised by a cold meridional flow from Greenland through Western and Central Europe to the North African coast, and with an intensive transport of warm dry air towards the Balkans. Case study 13 May 2004 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large dust storms over Sudan, Libya & the Middle East On 13 May 2004, Meteosat-8 observed five major dust storms within a satellite field of view of about 1200 x 900 pixels.
