Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Meteosat Satellites Atmospheric Composition Land Ocean Weather Data Metop Sentinel Jason Tags SEVIRI Africa Terra/Aqua ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MVIRI OLCI SLSTR Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2022 2021 2019 2018 2016 2015 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 35 results Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 EUMETSAT Science Blog Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. 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 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust On 5-6 February 2021, a massive amount of Saharan dust was advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. 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 29 March 2018 00:00–21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Sharp dust boundary over northern Africa A sharp dust boundary formed in March 2018, after the clash of a dry and dusty Saharan air mass with a moist tropical air mass. 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 26 June 2016 03:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Gravity waves over the South Atlantic Interplay of atmospheric gravity waves over the South Atlantic off the African coast. 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. Load More
