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 SEVIRI Africa Terra/Aqua GOME-2 MSG Third Party MTG Metop-C Metop-A Metop-B Europe Asia SNPP MODIS VIIRS Date 2022 2021 2019 2018 2015 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 13 results Case study 21-26 April and 4-5 May 2022 Springtime dust outbreaks During late April and early May 2022 numerous dust outbreaks affected the Mediterranean basin area. Case study 5 February 2021 09:00 UTC-7 February 11:00 UTC 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 22 April 2019 12:00 UTC, 23 April 06:00–12:30 UTC, 24 April 06:00 UTC 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 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 12 January 2015 11:30 UTC Large dust cloud over the Canary Islands In January 2015 a high layer of dust moved from north-western Africa to the Canary Islands. Case study 18 March 2010 00:00 UTC Continental-scale dust outbreak over Africa According to the NASA Earth Observatory, March 2010 was a spectacular month for dust outbreaks. Case study 23 March 2008 00:00 UTC Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria in March 2008. Case study 30 September 2007 00:00 UTC Eruption of Jebel Al-Tair in the Red Sea After 124 years dormant, the Jebel Al-Tair volcano erupted throwing lava and ash hundreds of metres into the air. Case study 5 April 2007 00:00 UTC Severe thunderstorm in polluted air over Burkina Faso On 5 April an isolated thunderstorm developed rapidly southwest of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Case study 24 February 2006 00:00 UTC Dust storm over north Africa & eastern Med Dust storm over northern Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Case study 15 January 2006 00:00 UTC Wind-driven land surface features in the Sahara Wind-driven land surface features in the Sahara desert. Case study 25 November 2005 00:00 UTC and 29 May 2006 00:00 UTC Volcanic eruptions of Mount Karthala Volcanic eruptions of Mount Karthala, Comoros in November 2005 and May 2006. Load More
