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 Meteosat Metop Sentinel Jason Tags AMSU ASCAT AVHRR GOME-2 Jason-2 Jason-3 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa IASI NOAA EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Date 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1990 1968 987 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Wednesday, 16 December 2020 January 2004-October 2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog A Meteosat look at budgets Meteosat Second Generation spans 18 years of an atmosphere in evolution. Thursday, 1 October 2020 01 October 2020 06:00 UTC-04 October 06:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storms hit France in early October Europe was battered during the first October weekend in 2020, with extensive storms, extreme rainfall and flooding. Wednesday, 16 September 2020 16 September 2020 00:00 UTC–18 September 21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Medicane over Ionian Sea causes storms in Italy and Greece Tropical storm-like cyclone causing storms, severe wind and high seas over Ionian Sea. Thursday, 23 July 2020 23 July 2020 20:00 UTC–25 July 00:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Urban flash flood in Zagreb Extreme rainfall on the evening of 24 July 2020 left the Croatia capital Zagreb under water. 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. Saturday, 20 June 2020 20 June 2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog Cancer solstice 2020 The Cancer solstice, with the Sun directly over the Tropic of Cancer, took place in 2020 on 20 June at 21:43 UTC. Friday, 5 June 2020 5 June 2020 00:00 UTC–26 June 21:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Exceptional Saharan dust transport over the Atlantic Ocean In June 2020 large amounts of Saharan dust, declared by the media as an "historic Saharan dust plume", travelled on easterly trade winds all the way to the Caribbean and south-eastern parts of the continental US. 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. Saturday, 18 April 2020 18 April 2020 00:00 UTC-22 April 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Extensive DIBS in the Deformation Zone In April 2020, pockmarked DIBS cloud, produced by a cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea, entered an elongated deformation zone - stretching from France to Turkey. Monday, 30 March 2020 30 March 2020 09:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Cold spell in Europe In Europe, March 2020 ended with a cold spell, due to a strong cold air outbreak from the north. 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. Sunday, 8 March 2020 9 March 2020 00:00 UTC–10 March 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Cross-Atlantic moisture transport Moisture transport from sub-tropical Atlantic brought precipitation to the UK and parts of western Europe on 9 and 10 March 2020. Load More
