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 Land Weather Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Tags MSG Europe Asia AVHRR MFG MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI MTG Sentinel-3 Africa NOAA RSS Metop-A Metop SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Date 2020 2019 2016 2015 2011 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002 1988 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 19 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 matterwere recorded in many places across South-East Europe. Case study 1 June 2019 02:00–5 June 12:00 UTC Extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires Smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada travelled as far as parts of Europe and Russia. Case study 24 March 2019 00:00 UTC–25 March 00:00 UTC, 31 March 03:00–08:00 UTC, 8 April 2019 04:00–13:00 UTC Widespread flooding in the Middle East Parts of the Middle East were left devastated after severe floods. Case study 20 December 2016 00:00–10:45 UTC Snow over Jordan and northern parts of Saudi Arabia Heavy snowfalls in Jordan and in Turaif city, Saudi Arabia in December 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 11 July 2015 18:00 UTC—13 July 12:00 UTC Dust associated with thermal low over Oman Dust circulation associated with thermal low-pressure system over Arabian Peninsula. 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 up to 100km/h, caused widespread disruption across the Middle East. 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 16 September 2011 05:00 UTC Smoke from Minnesota fires over Europe A smoke plume, from the fires in Minnesota on 12 September, reached Europe. Case study 23 March 2008 00:00 UTC Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria Forecasting coloured rain in Bulgaria in March 2008. Case study 26 May 2007-11 April 2014 Identifying sea breezes - 2007-2014 A sea breeze is defined as a coastal local wind that blows from sea to land, caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is colder than the adjacent land, its opposite is called a lan Load More
