ASpot Case Studies

Case studies

Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites.

ASpot Case Studies
ASpot Case Studies

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    Saturday, 11 December 2010

    11 December 2010 12:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Mediterranean storms

    The first major winter cyclone over the eastern Mediterranean Sea brings long expected rains to the Middle East, causing stormy seas along the Egyptian coastline and a large scale dust outbreak over Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

    Med storms

    Friday, 3 December 2010

    03 December 2010 10:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Large forest fire near Haifa

    Meteosat-9 observes a plume of smoke carried by easterly winds, originating from wildfires in the Carmel Mountains, north of Haifa.

    Large forest fire near Haifa

    Wednesday, 4 August 2010

    04 August 2010 05:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    A blanket of smog covers Moscow

    A blanket of smog covers Moscow, caused by nearby peat bog fires to the south and east of the city.

    A blanket of smog covers Moscow

    Tuesday, 25 May 2010

    25 May 2010 21:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Dust swirl over Libya and Egypt

    Dust swirl over Libya and Egypt.

    Dust swirl over Libya and Egypt

    Tuesday, 18 May 2010

    18 May 2010 00:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Eyjafjallajökull update — 18 May

    The Eyjafjallajökull ash plume seen in the Night Microphysics RGB product as it reaches Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany.

    Eyjafjallajökull update - 18 May

    Sunday, 16 May 2010

    16 May 2010 12:15 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Eyjafjallajökull update — 16 May

    The loop generated with the Nowcasting SAF ash flag product shows the ash plume over the Atlantic, the British Isles and the Netherlands.

    Eyjafjallajökull update - 16 May

    Thursday, 13 May 2010

    13 May 2010 17:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Eyjafjallajökull ash plume revisits the UK

    The Eyjafjallajökull ash plume revisits the British Isles and the Benelux countries.

    Eyjafjallajökull ash plume revisits the British Isles

    Monday, 10 May 2010

    10 May 2010 12:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud seen in Met-8 RSS

    The Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud seen in Met-8 rapid scan imagery.

    Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud seen in Met-8 RSS

    Sunday, 9 May 2010

    09 May 2010 06:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Ash cloud over the Atlantic

    Meteosat-9 shows a large area over the Atlantic covered in the Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud.

    Ash cloud over the Atlantic

    Thursday, 15 April 2010

    15-19 April 2010

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption

    Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 spewing volcanic ash into the atmosphere.

    Eyjafjallajökull update - 19 April

    Sunday, 11 April 2010

    11 April 2010 & 21 May 2011

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Monitoring volcanoes from space

    When the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted in 2010, satellite imagery proved to be instrumental in helping track the movement of the large ash plume.

    Eyjafjallajökull volcano

    Wednesday, 10 February 2010

    11 February 2010 00:00 UTC

    EUMETSAT Science Blog

    Cellular convection in cirrus clouds

    Cellular convection in cirrus clouds as a possible effect of dust aerosols.

    Cellular convection in cirrus clouds as a possible effect of dust aerosols