聖塔安那風

聖塔安娜風是一種典型的南加州季節性強風。聖塔安娜風是強烈且非常乾燥的下坡風，起源於內陸，影響到沿海的南加利福尼亞州和北下加利福尼亞半島。該風經常引起在加州的森林大火。^[1][2]

聖安娜風從沙漠中橫掃，沿著加利福尼亞南部沿海，將野火焚燒成灰塵和煙霧帶到遠處太平洋上。 洛杉磯在這張圖片的左上方，聖地亞哥靠近中心。

形成

機制

This map illustration shows a characteristic high-pressure area centered over the Great Basin, with the clockwise anticyclone wind flow out of the high-pressure center giving rise to a Santa Ana wind event as the airmass flows through the passes and canyons of southern California, manifesting as a dry northeasterly wind.

另見

• 布拉風
• 欽諾克風
• 焚風
• 下降風
• 坎辛風
• 西洛可風

參考資料

1. Masters, Nathan. SoCal's Devil Winds: The Santa Anas in Historical Photos and Literature. www.kcet.org. KCET. October 25, 2012 [May 3, 2012]. （原始內容存檔於October 29, 2012）. "(White)Scholars who have looked into the name's origins generally agree that it derives from Santa Ana Canyon, the portal where the Santa Ana River -- as well as a congested Riverside (CA-91) Freeway -- leaves Riverside County and enters Orange County. When the Santa Anas blow, winds can reach exceptional speeds in this narrow gap between the Puente Hills and Santa Ana Mountains."
2. Needham, John. The Devil Winds Made Me Do It : Santa Anas Are Enough to Make Anyone's Hair Stand on End. www.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1988 [May 3, 2013]. （原始內容存檔於April 29, 2014）.

外部連結

• University of California, Los Angeles, Meteorology Dept.: Santa Ana Winds （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）
• What are the Santana or Santa Ana Winds? （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）
• NASA Satellite Finds Something Fishy About Santa Ana Winds. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. March 11, 2004 [2006-05-25]. （原始內容存檔於2020-09-21）.
• University of California, San Diego, Meteorology Dept. Santa Anas (includes indicator if there are currently Santa Ana conditions) （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）