Saharan Air Layer Experiment (SALEX)
Mission 4 (050928n)
Goals:
¥ Sample the ÒnewÓ SAL outbreak and the convective region along its leading edge (48
W):
2) Sample how far westward the SAL
had pushed underneath the convection
and how this air was being modified by
the convection
3) assess how well the GFS was representing the SALÕs dry air (0-5% RH)
1) Sample the gradients along the SALÕs boundaries and the temperature inversion at its base (~1-3 C) and top (~0.5-2 C)