Hurricane Ophelia, a significant tropical cyclone, developed in September 2005. While it didn't make landfall as a hurricane, it brought considerable rainfall and coastal flooding to the North Carolina coastline. The Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS) Level 1 images captured Ophelia's evolution over the North Carolina coast, with highlighted red coastlines for clarity.

• Image 1: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date: 10 Sep 2005, Orbit: 18459, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
• Image 2: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date: 11 Sep 2005, Orbit: 18473, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
• Image 3: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date: 13 Sep 2005, Orbit: 18502, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
• Image 4: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date: 14 Sep 2005, Orbit: 18516, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
• Image 5: Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution), Satellite: Envisat, Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometre (MERIS), Acqusition Date:17 Sep 2005, Orbit: 18559, Orbit direction: Descending, Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)