Case Study
Metop
Atmospheric composition
Land
Weather
Data
Meteosat
Sentinel
Metop-A
AMSU
ASCAT
AVHRR
MSG
MHS
MVIRI
OLCI
SEVIRI
Third Party
Sentinel-3
Africa
NOAA
IODC
Metop-B
Europe
Asia
SW Pacific
North America, Central America & Caribbean
S America
Himawari
GOES
Terra/Aqua
SNPP
MODIS
VIIRS
ABI
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
2023
2021
2020
2019
2015
2014
2012
2011
2010
2007
9 March 2015 00:32 UTC–15 March 18:32 UTC
Pam was a category 5 tropical cyclone when it hit the Vanuatu islands in the South Pacific, causing devastating damage.
10 April 2014 23:30 UTC
The tropical cyclone was just off the coast of Australia on 10 April at 23:30 UTC
7 February 2012 23:00 UTC
Tropical Cyclone Jasmine between the Pacific islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, with wind speeds of approx 185 km/h (115 mph).
17 May 2021 02:30-13:00 UTC and 18 May 01:00 UTC
Tropical Cyclone Tauktae made landfall in the Indian state of Gujarat on 17 May 2021.
24 September, 24 October 2019–8 November
2019 saw a lot of cyclonic activity in the northern Indian Ocean, with five systems being generated.
14 February 2011 05:55 UTC
Tropical Cyclone Bingiza, briefly after making landfall on the northern coast of Madagascar.
24 January 2010 00:00 UTC
Tropical low over the Namibia-Botswana border area January 2010.
26 January 2021 00:00 UTC-29 January 10:00 UTC
At the end of January 2021 a series of storms formed in North Atlantic, one of them moving close to the Azores.
2006-2021
Looking back at some of the memorable weather and environmental events Metop-A has captured over the years.
3 January 2012 00:00 UTC
Sting jet signature associated with a high wind event in Scotland.
16 August 2007 00:00 UTC
Dean made landfall in the Yucatan on 21 August, and a second landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico, on 22 August.
1 October 2020 06:00 UTC-04 October 06:00 UTC
Europe was battered during the first October weekend in 2020, with extensive storms, extreme rainfall and flooding.
