Case studies Imagery and case studies of weather phenomena and environmental events observed by EUMETSAT's fleet of weather satellites. Sort Refine results Categories Metop Atmospheric composition Land Ocean Weather Data Meteosat Jason Tags Metop-A Europe AMSU ASCAT AVHRR Jason-3 MSG MHS MVIRI SEVIRI Africa NOAA Metop-B Metop Asia S America GOES Terra/Aqua SNPP MODIS VIIRS ABI Date 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2002 SHOW ALL Sort by Start Date Order Ascending Descending 14 results Case study 4 December 2020 00:00 UTC-10 December 09:00 UTC Nearly-record snowfall in the western Alps Winter 2020 started with more than 2 m snow in the Alps and an extreme amount of rain. Case study 9 March 2020 00:00 UTC–10 March 23:00 UTC Cross-Atlantic moisture transport Moisture transport from sub-tropical Atlantic brought precipitation to parts of Europe. Case study 08 June 2019 00:00–23:45 UTC Triple views of thunderstorms in Finland Thunderstorms across eastern and Northern Finland tracked using all three Metop satellites. Case study 18–22 January 2017 Cold wave along the Spanish Mediterranean coast In January 2017 a cold intrusion in Spain caused snowfall, gale storm winds and significant wave height that broke several records. Case study 18 February 2016 12:00 UTC–22 February 00:00 UTC Unusual heavy snowfalls in the Canary Islands The snow started to fall on 18 February and continued to fall on 19 and 20 February. Case study 2015 2015 - warm, dry but stormy year An overview of some of the more significant weather events of 2015, using satellite data, including data from Meteosat and Metop. Case study 11 July 2012 00:00 UTC Extreme Greenland ice sheet melt Metop-A ASCAT sees extreme event of Greenland ice sheet melt. Case study 27 March 2012 Monitoring soil moisture from space In spring 2012 weather and environmental services in some parts of Europe issued drought warnings. Case study 27 May 2011 00:00 UTC Drought in Europe Long-lasting dry period over large parts of Europe in spring 2011. Case study 5 August 2010 00:00 UTC Large iceberg breaks off Petermann Glacier Large iceberg breaks off Petermann Glacier in north-western Greenland. Case study 10 February 2010 00:00 UTC Sea ice swirls in the Skagerrak Strait Following a very cold January, sea ice formed in the Oslo fjord and Skagerrak Strait. Case study 9 January 2009 00:00 UTC Very low temperatures & snow across parts of Europe Freezing temperatures, combined with heavy snow in the first 10 days of January 2009. Load More
