ECMWF analysis plots CARIBIC flight 118 from Frankfurt to Sao Paulo on 27-28 July 2005






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: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
8-day backward WAS-volume: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
2-day forward: All


"Surface" maps
Level (hPa) - - - - - - -
05072712+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
05072800 PV Z Wind W W Spec hum RH RH EpotT


Vertical X-sections
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 28-07-2005 0 UTC
Global water vapour composite on 28-07-2005 0 UTC
(Courtesy of SSEC at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison's Graduate School.)

Meteosat D2 photograph:
infrared at 28-07-2005 0 h UT
(Courtesy of the Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest and EUMETSAT)