Santa Ana Winds - Southern California

The Santa Ana wind is a dry, hot and dusty in nature. It is typically associated with Southern California, which blows in the direction of North through the canyon to the coastal area. The winds of Santa Ana are seasonal that takes place in the fall, winter and spring with a peak in December. The wind arises when cold air pushes southward into the Great Basin, trapped between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. This cold air mass is characterized by very high pressure near the ground (Hartmann, 1994). The winds are driven to Southern ...