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

Table 4

Characteristic parameters of the continental boundary layer (Niamey), coastal (Dakar), and marine (Sal) at 0000 UTC for case study.

Parameters	Niamey	Dakar	Sal
	0000 UTC	0000 UTC	0000 UTC
ℎ0(m)	180	400	0
ℎ𝑠 (m)	0	0	0
ℎ2(m)	310	800	500
Δℎ (m)	120	200	500
Δ𝜃 (K)	4	4	2
𝜃𝑚 (K)	302	302	—
𝜃00 (K)	303	307	299
γ (K·km^−1)	8,7	47,8	8
ℎ^′0 (m)	1000
ℎ^′𝑠 (m)	300
ℎ^′2 (m)	1050
Δℎ^′(m)	50
Δ𝜃^′(K)	1
𝜃^′𝑚 (K)	303

The “prime” denotes the same parameter as in the first list when there is a residual mixed layer.