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Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites.

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Wednesday, 18 December 2019

18 December 2019 and 25 February 2000, 14:30 UTC

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20th anniversary of the NASA Terra satellite

On 18 December 2019, NASA’s EOS Terra satellite celebrates 20 years since its launch in 1999.

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

18 December 2019 00:00 UTC

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Gravity waves off the Atlas Mountains

Interesting orographic cloud waves formed over the Atlas Mountains, and wider, in mid-December.

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

17 December 2019 08:00–14:00 UTC

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Lee Waves and Foehn over Austria

Strong winds from south-westerly directions created a Foehn situation over Austria on several days from 15 December 2019, with increased intensity on 17 December. The involved cloud types were very complex and changed during the day .

Monday, 14 December 2020

20-21 November 2019

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Andes weather in November

Andes mountain waves are frequent in November, as was the case in 2019.

Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Various

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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.

Sunday, 3 November 2019

4 November–2 December 2019

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Meanders in the Mediterranean

Instabilities in ocean currents can be identified through synergistic use of data from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites.

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

08 October 2019 00:16 UTC–12 October 12:00 UTC, 13 October

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Devastating Typhoon Hagibis

Typhoon Hagibis was the worst storm to hit Japan for half a century, when it made landfall in mid-October 2019.

Thursday, 26 September 2019

26 Sept 2019 15:30 UTC–27 Sept 15:30 UTC

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Record-breaking Hurricane Lorenzo

Hurricane Lorenzo was the strongest hurricane on record to go so far north and east in the Atlantic Ocean, when it reached Category 5 status in September 2019.