Core 1 (C1) Core 2 (C2) Core 3 (C3) Core 4 (C4)
Table 1. Mean characteristics of the OLLJ cores.
Core 1 (C1) Core 2 (C2) Core 3 (C3) Core 4 (C4) Geographical position Guanipa Mesa, Venezuela Santos Luzardo National Park, Venezuela Fortul, Colombia La Macarena, Colombia Center location 9.5ºN– 64.2ºW 7.5ºN– 67ºW 5ºN– 72ºW 2ºN– 73.5ºW Mean altitude (AGL) ~ 500 m ~ 700 m ~ 700 m ~ 1250 m Maximum diurnal wind speed ~ 15 m s-1 ~ 17 m s-1 ~ 15 m s-1 ~ 13 m s-1 Time of maximum wind speed 2300 LST 0400 LST 0700 LST 0900 LST