ECMWF plots for CARIBIC flight 114 from Frankfurt to Sao Paulo on 20-21 June 2005

Note: Flight coordinates between 16 N and 7 S are missing






Trajectories

5-day backward: All // 21-22h / 22-23h / 23-24h / 0-1h / 1-2h / 2-3h / 3-4h / 4-5h / 5-6h / 6-7h / 7-8h / 8-9h
2-day forward: All


"Surface" maps
Level (hPa) - - - - - - -
05062012+012 Total CC Low CC Medium CC High CC H2O column 6hr LS Prec 6hr Con Prec


Pressure level maps
Level (hPa) 250 250 250 250 500 250 500 250 700
05062100 PV Z Wind W W Spec hum RH RH EpotT


Vertical X-sections
Note the discontinuity near profile 120 due to missing flight data.
050620 time vs P PV Eq pot T Spec hum RH Wetb potT U V W Cloud water Cloud ice Cloud cover


ECMWF and measured parameters as a function of UT
Pressure PV Pott. T T Wind speed Wind dir w=dp/dt H2O mix.ratio RH Cloud cover Liquid/Ice water
Model data along track: file1// file2 (cloud parameters)






Satellite imagery
Global infrared cloud composite on 21-06-2005 0 UTC
(Courtesy of SSEC at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison's Graduate School.)

Meteosat D2 photograph:
infrared at 21-06-2005 0 h UT
(Courtesy of the Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest and EUMETSAT)