Case Study
Data
Atmospheric composition
Land
Weather
Meteosat
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Jason
Europe
AVHRR
GOME-2
Jason-3
MSG
SEVIRI
2013
January
May
June
August
December
16 January 2013
Met Office experts explain how how satellite data helps them predict Sudden Stratospheric Warming.
6 May 2013 10:00 UTC–9 June 10:00 UTC
The worst floods for a decade devastated parts of Europe in June 2013.
5 December 2013 18:00 UTC
Xaver affected much of northern Europe on 5 and 6 December and caused worst storm surge for decades in the North Sea.
25 June 2013 11:00 UTC
On 25 June 2013, smoke from the large wildfires in Colorado (USA) reached Europe.
17 May 2013 09:00 UTC
The first of several 2.5 minute rapid scan tests took place on Friday 17 May at 09:00–21:00 UTC.
18 June 2013 00:00 UTC
17–20 June 2013 was the first heat wave of the year in central Europe.
6 August 2013 11:00-15:30 UTC
After weeks of mainly dry and hot weather thunderstorms returned to Germany.
24 December 18:00–26 December 18:00 UTC
Areas above around 1000 m altitude of Canton Ticino recorded a 24-hour accumulation of fresh snow of 120-150 cm.