Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the atmosphere Based on an Instrument Container (CARIBIC): Atmospheric Chemical and Physical Processes Measured from Passenger Aircraft

The data records provided with a set of self-explanatory header lines are stored into the database. Dataset-name and -acronym contain a string _Vxx which stands for the version of revision - see above. Version V02 has more convenient header layout and a few obvious mistakes corrected in the data.

Thus the highest version is recommended for download, lower versions serve as collateral. Users must first register with CARIBIC to download the data. A more powerful package than the one deployed on the 1997-2002 flights, began deployment in December 2004 on the Lufthansa German Airlines Airbus A340-600.

Data sets consists of: Carbon Monoxide Ozone Gas chromotagraphy analysis of: Carbon monoxide (CO) Methane (VH4) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Ozone (O3) Isotopes of CO and CO2 Non-Methane Hydrocarbons (NMHC) Meteorological parameters including: Temperature Potential Vorticity Potential Temperature Equivalent Potential Temperature Wind components: u, v Wind Speed, Wind Direction Water vapor volume mixing ratio Water vapor (H2O) Relative humidity Specific Humidity Cloud Cover Cloud cover water content Cloud cover ice content