Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-419-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-419-2018
Brief communication
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06 Feb 2018
Brief communication |  | 06 Feb 2018

Brief Communication: Synoptic-scale differences between Sundowner and Santa Ana wind regimes in the Santa Ynez Mountains, California

Benjamin J. Hatchett, Craig M. Smith, Nicholas J. Nauslar, and Michael L. Kaplan

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (27 Sep 2017) by Joaquim G. Pinto
AR by Svenja Lange on behalf of the Authors (13 Nov 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (25 Nov 2017) by Joaquim G. Pinto
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (30 Nov 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (28 Dec 2017)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Jan 2018) by Joaquim G. Pinto
AR by Benjamin Hatchett on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Severe wind events in southern California create extreme fire hazards. Sundowner winds are local downslope winds in the Santa Ynez Mountains near Santa Barbara that often coincide with damaging fires. Here we produce a climatology of Sundowner winds and compare their seasonal occurrence and large-scale atmospheric patterns to the well-studied Santa Ana wind regime. We find that Sundowner winds are distinctly different from Santa Ana winds in terms of peak seasonality and synoptic structure.
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