MESA - Tier 1 The Moisture Corridor east of the Andes
What are the structure and variability of the South American Low-Level Jet (SALLJ) and associated moisture transports?
What role does the SALLJ play in the precipitation and hydrology of central South America?
What are the relative roles of remote variations in SST and local variations in land-surface parameters (topography, soil moisture and vegetation cover) in modulating the SALLJ?
What are the structure and variability of stratocumulus decks along the coast of South America, and how is this variability linked to that of convection over land?