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Satellite Photograph Presents First Comprehensive View of Local Wind: The Santa Ana
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GeophysicsMeteorologyEarth ObservationAtmospheric ConditionEngineeringMesoscale MeteorologyGeomorphologyAtmospheric ScienceLocal WindJanuary 1973GeographySatellite ImagingMeteorological ForcingRemote SensingMeteorological MeasurementSanta AnaEarth ScienceSatellite Imagery
The photograph of the 1 January 1973 Santa Ana wind condition reveals local atmospheric dynamics rarely recorded on satellite imagery. The Santa Ana wind implies very specific weather conditions for the Los Angeles coastal lowland. Destructive land uses, in part, provided the material visible in the dust plumes.