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 Jason-2 Jason-3 Meteosat First Generation (MFG) Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) MHS MVIRI OLCI SEVIRI SLSTR SRAL Third Party Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sentinel-3 Africa Atmosphere IASI NOAA Ocean Colour Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Metop-A Metop-B EPS Europe Asia SW Pacific North America, Central America & Caribbean S America Himawari GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI AHI Polar Date 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 1993 1992 1991 1990 1987 1982 1978 1968 1355 results Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending Sort Friday, 22 January 2021 18 January 2021 21:00 UTC-21 January 09:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Storm Christoph batters the UK Storm Christoph caused severe flooding and heavy snowfall in parts of the UK in mid-January 2021. Monday, 18 January 2021 16 January 2021 10:00 UTC-17 January 09:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Snow-covered Europe Snow covered many parts of Europe in January 2021. Tuesday, 19 January 2021 15 January 2021 15:00-16 January 23:50 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Dust over the US Central Plains and Gulf of Mexico Major dust outbreak over the American Central Plains in mid-January 2021. Tuesday, 12 January 2021 8 January 2021 09:00 UTC-11 January 13:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Heavy snow in parts of Spain Parts of central Spain saw their heaviest snowfalls in decades in January 2021. Monday, 25 January 2021 21 December 09:00-22 December 03:00 UTC and 18 January 21:15 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Strong Etna eruptions seen by Meteosat Mount Etna erupted several times in December 2020 and January 2021. Monday, 11 January 2021 18 December 2020 21:00 UTC-19 December 23:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Early summer convection in central Argentina and Uruguay Severe convection in central Argentina in December 2020. 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. Tuesday, 15 December 2020 4 December 2020 00:00 UTC-10 December 09:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Nearly-record snowfall in the western Alps in December 2020 Winter 2020 started with more than 2 m snow in the Alps and an extreme amount of rain. Wednesday, 16 December 2020 1 December 2020 00:00 UTC-3 December 16:24 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Upwelling in the Gulf of Tehuantepec Regional topography and winds drive a strong upwelling of cold ocean waters and an increase in phytoplankton growth in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Wednesday, 2 December 2020 25 November 2020 00:00 UTC-27 November 09:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Anticyclone with very dry air in mid troposphere During last week of November 2020, a very stable anticyclone formed over central Europe. Monday, 16 November 2020 15 November 2020, 14:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Hurricane Iota - another record-breaking storm In mid-November 2020 Hurricane Iota became the 30th named storm of the North Atlantic Hurricane season. Friday, 13 November 2020 11 November 09:00 UTC-13 November 2020 09:30 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Subtropical Storm Theta Subtropical storm Theta formed in the Atlantic Ocean early morning 10 November 2020. Monday, 26 October 2020 1 June-30 November 2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog End of a busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season The 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season was record-breaking, with 30 named tropical storms. 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. Friday, 25 September 2020 25 September 2020 13:35 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2020 In September 2020 the Arctic sea ice extent shrunk to the second lowest in the 42-year satellite record. Wednesday, 16 September 2020 16 September 2020 10:00–15:00 UTC EUMETSAT Science Blog Smoky hurricane A large smoke cloud was sucked into Hurricane Paulette, changing microphysical properties of associated cloud bands. 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. Wednesday, 2 December 2020 15 August-22 September 2020 EUMETSAT Science Blog Impact of California 2020 fires on atmospheric composition Data from multiple satellites used to investigate the atmospheric impact of the extensive 2020 California fires. 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. Load More
