Santa Ana Winds
The Santa Ana Winds , also known as the Devil's Wind , Devil's Breath or Red Wind , are warm, dry winds that mainly affect the weather in southern California in late autumn and winter .
The Santa Ana Winds are downdraft winds that arise in the Great Basin between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada . This makes them one of the foehn winds .
Emergence
From September to March, a high pressure area develops over the high plateau of the US states of Nevada , Utah and Idaho . The air, which is initially still cold, then moves towards the Pacific coast . The drop in altitude warms the air and accelerates it through the narrow canyons . The air also becomes very dry. This combination of heat, drought and wind often leads to forest fires .
See also: winches and wind systems
swell
literature
- Current Lexicon, Süddeutsche Zeitung, October 25, 2007, page 2.