ECMWF plots for CARIBIC flight 113 from Canton to Frankfurt on 20-21 May 2005

Note: Last part of flight track data is missing.




Trajectories

5-day backward: All// 16-17h / 17-18h / 18-19h / 19-20h / 20-21h / 21-22h / 22-23h / 23-24h / 0-1h / 1-2h / 2-3h / 3-4h
8-day backward WAS: 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28
8-day backward WAS-volume: 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28
Note: Sample 22 was rapidly uplifted from the lowermost troposphere.
2-day forward: ALL


"Surface" maps
Level (hPa) - - - - - - -
05052012+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
05052100 PV Z Wind W W Spec hum RH RH EpotT



Vertical X-sections
050521 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 21-05-2005 0 UTC
(Courtesy of SSEC at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison's Graduate School.)

Meteosat D2 photograph:
infrared at 21-05-2005 0 h UT
(Courtesy of the Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest and EUMETSAT)