Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Filter by Categories Atmospheric Composition Climate Land Ocean Weather Meteosat Metop Jason Satellites Tags ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-3 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Africa IASI EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific S America GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2013 Date January February March April May June July August September October November December 97 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Monday, 12 January 2015 Jan–December 2014 EUMETSAT Science Blog Image Library top ten for 2014 A look at our most popular images and case studies from 2014. Wednesday, 25 December 2013 25 December 2013 18:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Record-breaking December snowfall in Switzerland Areas above around 1000 m altitude of Canton Ticino recorded a 24-hour accumulation of fresh snow of 120-150 cm on 25 December 2013. Saturday, 21 December 2013 21 December 22:27 UTC–22 December 2013 00:27 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Meteosat sunglint on Southern Ocean at solstice The Southern Ocean waters reflect the sunlight specularly towards the satellite. Thursday, 12 December 2013 12 December 09:00 UTC—15 December 2013 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Snow storm hits the Middle East Parts of the Middle East had their first major snow storm for many decades. Thursday, 5 December 2013 05 December 2013 18:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Xaver batters Europe Xaver affected much of northern Europe on 5 and 6 December and caused worst storm surge for decades in the North Sea. Wednesday, 4 December 2013 04 December 2013 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Winter convection over UK, snowy European mountains Variety of European weather seen on high resolution Meteosat-10 imagery. Tuesday, 3 December 2013 03 December 15:00 UTC–4 December 2013 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Warm & cold air seen as cold front crossing the UK Airmass RGB image showing a cold front stretching from the Baltic Sea through Denmark, across England and Wales and then into the Atlantic towards the Azores. Thursday, 28 November 2013 28 November 2013 09:00–18:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Massive hailstorm over Gauteng, South Africa Severe thunderstorms with golf ball size hail and flash floods hit Gauteng province of South Africa in late November. Tuesday, 26 November 2013 26 November 2013 03:40 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Metop captures TC Lehar over Bay of Bengal Tropical Depression 05B formed off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula on 23 November before strengthing into a Tropical Cyclone. Monday, 18 November 2013 18 November 2013 09:00–16:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Severe thunderstorms over Sardinia Flash floods caused by heavy thunderstorms tear through streets in Sardinia, submerging homes and killing at least 18 people. Saturday, 16 November 2013 16 November 12:00 UTC–17 November 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storms over Scandinavia Record wind speeds were measured when storms passed northern parts of Scandinavia in mid-November. Thursday, 14 November 2013 14 November 2013 05:30–11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Signs of severe turbulence The 'fringing' in jet stream cirrus, seen in the imagery, indicates the likelihood of severe turbulence. Load More