Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. 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Case study 4-7 May 2023 First major fire events at high latitudes By Anu-Maija Sundström, Julia Wagemann, Julien Chimot, Federico Fierli, Mark Parrington, Jochen Kerkmann and Ivan Smiljanic Case study 5 April 2023 00:00 UTC-16 April 21:00 UTC Powerful tropical cyclone Ilsa hits NW Australia Powerful tropical cyclone Ilsa hit northwestern Australia in April 2023. Case study 23-27 March 2023 First major wildfire in the Spain in 2023 Drought conditions across Spain supported first major wildfire outbreak in Europe in 2023. Case study 6 & 10 March 2023 Observations of atmospheric composition from geostationary satellites Geostationary satellite instruments observing trace gases and aerosols have started a new era in space-borne air quality monitoring. Case study 2002-2022 Tropospheric warming and stratospheric cooling in the 21st century Radio occultation data show significant troposphere warmed on the 21st century. Case study 5 February 2023 00:00 UTC-10 February 00:00 UTC Yellow mountain snow across Europe Widespread cold air advection brought cold, snowy conditions to Portugal in February 2023. Case study 5 February 2023 00:00 UTC-15 March 21:00 UTC Record-breaking Tropical Cyclone Freddy crosses Indian Ocean Record-breaking tropical cyclone Freddy traversed the whole Southern Indian Ocean in February and March 2023. Case study 21 January 2023 12:00 UTC-22 January 03:00 UTC Medicane in northern Adriatic First medicane of the 2023 season formed on 21 January over the Adriatic. Case study Fog from Po Valley penetrates south-alpine valleys Fog covered most of the Po Valley in January 2023. Case study January–December 2022 Top ten case studies for 2022 A look at our most popular case studies from 2022. Case study 18 December 2022 00:00-23:45 UTC Mount Etna's effusive eruption In December 2022, for a number of days Mount Etna actively released lava. Case study 28 August-21 September 2022 Tracking tropical cyclone impacts using altimetry Satellite altimetry data provides info on tropical cyclones impacts on the coastal oceans. Case study July-August 2022 Summer 2022: exceptional wildfire season in Europe In July and August 2022, significant fire events took place in France, Portugal and Spain. Case study 13 December 2022 20:25-20:50 UTC Satellite launch through satellites' eyes MTG launch on 13 December 2022 seen by GOES-16 and MSG. Case study 27 November-7 December 2022 Mauna Loa volcano eruption Eruption at Mauna Loa Volcano at Hawaii’s Big Island began on 27 November 2022. Case study 24 November 10:00-12:00 UTC and 29 November 08:00-12:00 UTC Comparing views of Saudi Arabia storms Differences in convective cloud tops as seen by MSG and proxy MTG imagery. Case study 31 May and 13 July 2022 Quantifying particulate organic & inorganic carbon in the ocean Sentinel-3 data is used to estimate concentrations of pools of ocean carbon. Case study 3 October 2022 10:00-14:00 UTC Rapid developing storms over western Kenya Heavy rainfall lead to flooding in Kitale, western Kenya on 3 October. Case study June-September 2022 Monsoon floods in Pakistan Pakistan had major flooding associated with the 2022 Monsoon. Case study 8 September 2022 01:00-12:00 UTC Mesoscale Convective System over central Italy On 8 September 2022 a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) hit three regions of Italy. Case study September-December 2022 A view on Antarctic ozone 2022 In 2022 ozone concentrations over Antarctica were among the lowest for 20 years. Case study 18 August 2022 00:00-18:00 Violent thunderstorms struck Corsica and parts of Italy Violent thunderstorms struck Corsica and parts of Italy on 18 August 2022. Case study Summer 2022 Marine heatwave intensification threatens coral reef health How satellite data shows how marine heatwave intensification threatens coral reef health. Load More