Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Ocean Satellites Climate Land Weather Meteosat Metop Tags Europe Terra/Aqua MODIS ASCAT AVHRR Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MVIRI SEVIRI Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Africa Metop-A EPS Date 2018 2017 2016 2010 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 10 results Tuesday, 1 May 2018 May–September 2018 EUMETSAT Science Blog A summer of heatwaves and drought for many Summer 2018 in much of Europe was characterised by prolonged heatwaves, leading to droughts in some areas. Tuesday, 27 March 2018 27 March 2018–6 April 12:12 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Ice melting in the Baltic Sea After a dark Nordic winter, the Meteosat Natural Colour RGB provides a view of day time ice through the combination of 0.8 µm, 1.6 µm and 3.9 µm — optimal to separate land, ice or cloud. Monday, 22 May 2017 22 May 2017 11:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Internal waves in the eastern Strait of Gibraltar In May 2017, MODIS imagery from the Terra satellite revealed a rarely observed movement of water – internal waves or solitons in the eastern Strait of Gibraltar. Monday, 4 April 2016 4 April 2016 08:40 UTC, 08:45 UTC and 09:12 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Observing river deltas Observation of the deltas of the Danube and Nile rivers in April 2016. Thursday, 5 August 2010 5 August 2010 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Large iceberg breaks off Petermann Glacier Large iceberg breaks off Petermann Glacier in north-western Greenland. Tuesday, 9 February 2010 10 February 2010 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Sea ice swirls in the Skagerrak Strait Following a particularly cold January, in February sea ice formed in the outer parts of the Oslo fjord and in an unexpected quantity in the Skagerrak Strait, between Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Friday, 29 April 2005 29 April 2005 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Biscay On 29 April 2005, very large areas of blue-green phytplankton were observed in great swirls within the Bay of Biscay. Sunday, 13 February 2005 14 February 2005 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Mistral and foehn: dust, white caps and fire On 14 February 2005 a strong Mistral had been creating a tenuous, mist-like veil. Sunday, 16 May 2004 16 May 2004 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Phytoplankton bloom in Bay of Biscay Phytoplankton bloom in the Bay of Biscay May 2004. Friday, 2 April 2004 02 April 2004 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Ice in the Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea Ice in the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea.
