ECMWF analysis plots CARIBIC flight 141 from Sao Paulo to Frankfurt on 21-22 February 2006




There is narrow peak in the temperature observed by the aircraft at about 1h.

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 / 9-10h
8-day backward WAS: 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 28
8-day backward WAS-volume: 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 28
Aircraft ARI data are missing between 6:59 and 7:08 UTC, therefore sample 27 is missing.
2-day forward: All






"Surface" maps
Level (hPa) - - - - - - -
06022112+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
06022200 PV Z Wind W W Spec hum RH RH EpotT


Vertical X-sections
Pressure versus time 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 22-02-2006 3 UTC
Global water vapour composite on 22-02-2006 3 UTC
(Courtesy of SSEC at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison's Graduate School.)

Meteosat D2 photograph:
infrared at 22-02-2006 8 h UT
(Courtesy of the Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest and EUMETSAT)