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Santa Ana winds - Wikipedia While the Santa Anas are katabatic, they are not Föhn winds These result from precipitation on the windward side of a mountain range which releases latent heat into the atmosphere which is then warmer on the leeward side (e g , the Chinook or the original Föhn)
What Are Santa Ana Winds And Why Are They So Dangerous? Santa Ana winds are produced when an area of surface high pressure builds into the Great Basin, setting up a large, anomalous pressure difference between the inland high and lower pressure
The Santa Ana Winds Explained - weathertrends360 Although the Santa Ana winds are specific to southern California, other areas of the world are prone to similar wind events but they have different names like the Foehn (name used primarily in the U K ) or Chinook winds (name used primarily in the Rocky Mountains)
Santa Ana vs. Noreaster - New England vs. Los Angeles: A Battle of . . . Sometimes in October the district is visited by a warm and dry desert wind called the Santa Ana wind It comes from the cañon of the Santa Ana river, and originates, no doubt, in the Mojave desert, and rising high up in the air is again precipitated over the hills on the lowlands towards the ocean
The Santa Ana Winds - University of California, Los Angeles The winds tend to make for choppy surf conditions in the Southern California Bight, and often batter the north coast of Santa Catalina Island, including Avalon cove and the island's airport This page demonstrates the development of a Santa Ana event in the Los Angeles basin
Santa Ana winds | Speed, Season, Direction, Facts | Britannica What are Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds are hot, dry, gusty winds that blow into southern California from inland deserts, descending down the leeward slopes of California’s Pacific Coast mountain ranges toward the Pacific Ocean
Santa Ana Winds: Understanding Their Impact on Southern California . . . Santa Ana winds are unique weather phenomena characterized by strong, dry winds in Southern California They play a significant role in local climate and can greatly affect fire conditions in the region The Santa Ana winds occur when high-pressure systems develop over the Great Basin