Comparative Study of the West African Continental, Coastal, and Marine Atmospheric Profiles during the Summer of 2006

Table 3

Static stability stratification of ABL determined from equivalent potential temperature 𝜃_𝑒 at 1200 UTC for case studies.

Stations	Study case	Inversion of 𝜃𝑒	Characterization
Niamey (red)	08/26/06 at 1200 UTC	0–1000 m	Unstable layer
		1000–1700 m	Neutral layer
		1700–2000 m	Stable layer
Dakar (blue)	08/17/06 at 1200 UTC	0–200 m	Unstable Layer
		200–600 m	Neutral layer
		600–800 m	Stable layer
		800–1300 m	Unstable layer
		1300–1400 m	Unstable layer
		1400–2000 m	Unstable layer
Sal (green)	08/19/06 at 1200 UTC	0–600 m	Stable layer
		600–2000 m	Unstable layer