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2.4 Some observations from the JET2000 experiment
Thorncroft et al, 2003 BAMS
Parker et al, 2005 QJRMS
• C130 aircraft flew 4 legs over this region: 25-30 August 2000
• Dropsondes every 0.5-1 degree
• Low level flights on north-south transect
Met Office C-130At Niamey Airport, Niger
Experimental Details
Saturated equivalent potential temperature 28th August 2000
Close to dry adiabatic
Closer to moist adiabatic
Equivalent Potential Temperature 28th August 2000
Elevated SAL is a region of lateral mixing (e.g. q, aerosol)
Variability in boundary layer θe (surface conditions)