Saharan Air Layer Experiment (SALEX)
Mission 2 (050808n)
Goals:
¥ Sample the SAL around TS Irene to:
2) Sample the SAL air wrapping in
on IreneÕs west semicircle
3)
assess how well the GFS was representing the SALÕs dry air (20-30% RH)
1) Understand how the SAL was being
modified as it encroached on the Òinner coreÓ
from the east