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 Satellites Land Ocean Weather Data Metop Sentinel Tags Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) SEVIRI Africa MODIS ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 OLCI SLSTR SRAL Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Metop-C NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Date 2022 2019 2018 2017 2015 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 18 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 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 January–December 2019 EUMETSAT Science Blog Image Library top ten for 2019 A look at our most popular case studies from 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 January–December 2018 EUMETSAT Science Blog Image Library top ten for 2018 A look at our most popular case studies from 2018 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. 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 18 October 2009 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Fires and rapidly growing burn scars Fires and rapidly growing burn scars over Mali and Burkina Faso. Case study 05 May 2008 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Eruption of the Chaitén volcano in Chile On 2 May 2008 an old volcanic caldera erupted close to the coastal town of Chaitén in southern Chile. 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 5 April 2007 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Severe thunderstorm in polluted air over Burkina Faso On 5 April an isolated thunderstorm developed rapidly southwest of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Load More
