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 Atmospheric composition Climate Land Weather Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags SEVIRI ASCAT AVHRR Jason-2 MSG OLCI SLSTR SRAL Third Party MTG Sentinel-3 Africa Altimeters NOAA Metop-A Metop Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Climate Use Cases Ocean Decade Date 2022 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 25 results Case study Summer 2022 Marine heatwave intensification threatens coral reef health Using satellite data to show how marine heatwave intensification threatens coral reef health. Case study 29 June-9 July 2022 Phytoplankton bloom in the Black Sea Intense and colourful bloom of various phytoplankton species across the Black Sea in July 2022. Case study 25 December 2020 00:00 UTC-2 January 2021 09:00 UTC Chalane crosses southern African subcontinent Tropical Storm Chalane landfall in Madagascar and Mozambique, then the entire South African subcontinent. Case study 2-29 December 2020 15:00 UTC and 28 January 2021 15:00 UTC Iceberg A68-A curves around South Georgia The breakup of Iceberg A68-A, in December 2020, was observed in Meteosat and GOES imagery. Case study May–September 2018 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. Case study 25 April 2018 00:00–23:00 UTC Sea-ice melt water spills into Labrador Current Ice melt along the Labrador coast resulted in freshwater water spill over the Labrador Current in April 2018. Case study 27 March 2018–6 April 12:12 UTC Ice melting in the Baltic Sea After a dark Nordic winter, Meteosat Natural Colour RGB provides a view of daytime ice. Case study August and September 2017 Record-breaking 2017 hurricane season The North Atlantic hurricane season on 2017 has proved to be both devastating and record-breaking so far. Case study 11 January 2017 06:00 UTC–12 January 12:00 UTC Record waves in the Baltic Sea Intense low generated record high waves in northern parts of the Baltic Sea. Case study 4 April 2016 08:40 UTC, 08:45 UTC and 09:12 UTC Observing river deltas Observation of the deltas of the Danube and Nile rivers in April 2016. Case study 7 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 6 February 2012 03:00 UTC Rapid cyclogenesis over Ionian Sea Rapid cyclogenesis over Ionian Sea in early February 2012. Load More
