Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Atmospheric composition Meteosat Land Weather Data Metop Tags Africa Europe ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 MSG SEVIRI Third Party MTG Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B Asia GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS Atlantic Ocean Date 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2008 2007 2006 2005 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 21 results Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 Springtime dust outbreaks In Spring 2022, numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 15 February 2021 07:00 UTC-19 February 08:00 UTC Large dust plume ejecting off west Africa Saharan dust heading for Europe in Feb 2021; second major dust outbreak of the season. Case study 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC Meteosat-11 captures plume of Saharan dust Huge amount of Saharan dust advected across the Mediterranean Sea into central Europe. 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 matterwere recorded in many places across South-East Europe. 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 travelled north towards Iceland and Greenland in April 2019. Case study 19 January 2017 12:00 UTC January 2017: freezing temperatures and snow in Central and Southern Europe Freezing temperatures and snow hit Central and Southern Europe in January 2017. Case study 1 and 2 April 2016 12:00 UTC and 01:50 UTC Saharan dust causes temperature drop Europe saw a significant drop in temperatures due to a large cloud of Saharan dust. Case study 18 February 2016 12:00 UTC–22 February 00:00 UTC Unusual heavy snowfalls in the Canary Islands The snow started to fall on 18 February and continued to fall on 19 and 20 February. Case study 6 September 2015 06:00 UTC—10 September 06:00 UTC Large dust cloud over the Middle East Parts of the Middle East shrouded in a persistent dust cloud in early September 2015. Case study 10 February 2015 06:00 UTC–13 February 12:00 UTC Large sandstorm covers swathes of the Middle East A sandstorm with winds up to 100km/h, caused widespread disruption across the Middle East. Case study 31 January 2015 13:00 UTC–1 February 06:00 UTC Dust travels from Algeria to the Black Sea Large dust plume swept north east from Africa, over the Mediterranean Sea in early 2015. Case study 27 February 2014 00:00 UTC to 2 March 20:00 UTC Cyclone transports dust across Mediterranean Sea to Turkey A deep trough over northern Africa triggered a major dust outbreak in Feb 2014. Load More
