Image of the week Apply Refine results Type Article General Categories Weather Meteosat Sentinel Tags Year of Weather Image of the week Date 2024 Date April SHOW ALL 6 results Sentinel Image of the week: intriguing cloud patterns near the Cape Verde islands The cloud patterns are known as von Kármán vortices and are formed over the ocean when islands disrupt the wind flow. The strength of the wind affects the patterns of the swirls. Satellites Image of the week: phytoplankton bloom from space The bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores (cyan colour) and other phytoplankton species. Phytoplankton play a key role in marine ecosystems as the basis of the food chain. Meteosat Image of the week: Earth view for Earth Day Watching our Earth from 36,000km. Weather Image of the week: Global weather from space Watching our Earth from 36,000km. Sentinel Image of the week: Storm Kathleen Storm Kathleen was a deep area of low pressure that moved towards the UK and Ireland from the southwest, bringing unseasonably strong winds and causing travel and power disruption. Sentinel Image of the week: Phytoplankton from space The bright offshore bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores, microscopic single-celled plant-like organisms that live in large numbers throughout the upper layers of the ocean.