Saharan Air Layer Experiment (SALEX)
Mission 4 (050928n) Goals:
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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)