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Santa Ana winds

Santa Ana winds Image source: NASA/JPL/Caltech

Classification: event
Chapter: The Lumps Problem

A Santa Ana wind is a strong, dry, offshore wind flowing down from the high desert that can bring fire danger in the Los Angeles basin.




More about Santa Ana winds

  • http://meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/santa_ana.html
  • http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/~fovell/ASother/mm5/SantaAna/winds.html
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