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 Satellites Land Ocean Weather Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags Europe Asia ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa IASI NOAA Metop-A Metop-B EPS SW Pacific S America Himawari Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2011 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 20 results 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 matter (PM10) were recorded in the air in many places across South-East Europe on 27 March 2020. Case study Jan, Feb, March 2007-2020 Pollution levels drop during COVID-19 lockdown The COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 had a visible effect on pollution. Case study 1 June 2019 02:00–5 June 12:00 UTC Extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires Smoke from widespread wildfires in Alberta, Canada travelled as far as parts of Europe and Russia in May and June 2019. Case study January–December 2019 Image Library top ten for 2019 A look at our most popular case studies from 2019. Case study 01 February 2017 00:00 UTC–02 February 12:00 UTC Colour-changing dust cloud vortex Dust in northern Iraq shows different colours before and after circulation. Case study 18–31 July 2016 04:00 UTC Smoke over Russia Widespread smoke over Russia clearly seen on Meteosat Natural Colour RGB imagery on the morning of 25 July 2016. 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 13 June 2015 21:00 UTC Smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe On 13 June smoke from wildfires in Canada travelled over parts of Northern Europe. 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 reaching 100 km/h, caused widespread disruption across the Middle East in early February. Case study 07 January 2015 09:30 UTC Snow from trough over eastern Mediterranean Sea The Airmass RGB shows the deep upper level trough over the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Case study January–December 2015 Image Library top ten for 2015 A look at our most popular case studies from 2015. Case study Jan–December 2013 2013 in pictures Some of the top images from 2013. Load More
