WRF Simulation of Downslope Wind Events in Coastal Santa Barbara County
UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Previously Published Works Title WRF simulation of downslope wind events in coastal Santa Barbara County Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8h89t6zv Journal ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, 191 ISSN 0169-8095 Authors Cannon, Forest Carvalho, Leila MV Jones, Charles et al. Publication Date 2017-07-15 DOI 10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.03.010 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California Atmospheric Research 191 (2017) 57–73 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Atmospheric Research journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/atmosres WRF simulation of downslope wind events in coastal Santa Barbara County Forest Cannon a,b,⁎, Leila M.V. Carvalho a,b, Charles Jones a,b,ToddHallc,DavidGombergc, John Dumas c, Mark Jackson c a Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, USA b Earth Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, USA c National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather Forecast Office, USA article info abstract Article history: The National Weather Service (NWS) considers frequent gusty downslope winds, accompanied by rapid Received 13 June 2016 warming and decreased relative humidity, among the most significant weather events affecting southern Califor- Received in revised form 6 March 2017 nia coastal areas in the vicinity of Santa Barbara (SB). These extreme conditions, commonly known as “sun- Accepted 9 March 2017 downers”, have affected the evolution of all major wildfires that impacted SB in recent years. Sundowners Available online 10 March 2017 greatly increase fire, aviation and maritime navigation hazards and are thus a priority for regional forecasting.
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