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

Table 5

Static stability stratification of ABL determined from the equivalent potential temperature 𝜃_𝑒 at 0000 UTC for case studies.

Stations	Study case	Stratification of 𝜃𝑒	characterization
Continental  (Niamey)	08/25/06 at 0000 UTC	0–180 m	unstable layer
		180–300 m	stable layer
		300–1000 m	unstable layer
		1000–1800 m	neutral layer
Coastal  (Dakar)	08/18/06 at 0000 UTC	0–380 m	unstable layer
		380–580 m	stable layer
		580–840 m	unstable layer
		840–1400 m	stable layer
		1400–2000 m	unstable layer
Marine  (Sal)	08/23/06 at 0000 UTC	0–500 m	unstable layer
		500–1200 m	stable layer
		1200–1400 m	unstable layer
		1400–2000 m	stable layer