Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-419-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-419-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
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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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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