Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Filter by Categories Satellites Atmospheric Composition Climate Land Ocean Weather Data Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa IASI NOAA EPS Europe SW Pacific S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Indian Ocean Asia Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1992 1991 275 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Tuesday, 2 February 2021 21 November 2020 12:00 UTC-23 November 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Tropical Cyclone Gati makes historic landfall in Somalia Tropical Cyclone Gati was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Somalia, in late November 2020. Sunday, 21 June 2020 21 June 2020, 00:00–12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Annular solar eclipse on solstice During the 2020 June solstice the shadow of the Moon, travelling from west to east, appeared in the images of three geostationary satellites. Monday, 18 May 2020 18 May 2020 05:00 UTC–20 May 10:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Super Tropical Cyclone Amphan in Bay of Bengal Low pressure area that formed on 13 May intensified into a Super Tropical Cyclone Amphan on 18 May, due to exceptionally warm waters in the Bay of Bengal. Monday, 23 March 2020 23 March 2020 04:00 UTC–27 March 18:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog 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. Tuesday, 12 November 2019 Various EUMETSAT Science Blog MISR 3D images of convective storms Using 3D imagery from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on the Terra satellite to show convective storms. Tuesday, 8 October 2019 08 October 2019 00:16 UTC–12 October 12:00 UTC, 13 October EUMETSAT Science Blog Devastating Typhoon Hagibis Typhoon Hagibis was the worst storm to hit Japan for half a century, when it made landfall in mid-October 2019. Tuesday, 24 September 2019 24 September, 24 October 2019–8 November EUMETSAT Science Blog Active Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season 2019 saw a lot of cyclonic activity in the northern Indian Ocean, with five systems being generated. Tuesday, 6 August 2019 06 August 2019 00:00 UTC–16 August 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Typhoon Krosa over Japan Typhoon Krosa weakened before crossing southern parts of Japan in August 2019. Sunday, 4 August 2019 4 August 2019 00:00 UTC–11 August 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Super Typhoon Lekima Super Typhoon Lekima scraped past Krosa, a concurrent typhoon, in the Western Pacific Ocean in August 2019. Monday, 15 July 2019 15 July–18 August 2019 EUMETSAT Science Blog Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia during Summer 2019, were seen by the Sentinel-3 and Metop satellites. Saturday, 1 June 2019 1 June 2019 02:00–5 June 12:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog 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. Saturday, 18 May 2019 18 May 2019, 08:00–14:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Convective storm over Alsharqyiah region, Oman In mid-May 2019 parts of Oman had widespread heavy rain with hail at times — unusual for that time of year. Load More
