An example of nighttime drying in the Santa Ana mountains

Michael A. Fosberg; Mark J. Schroeder

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An example of nighttime drying in the Santa Ana mountains

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Michael A. Fosberg, Mark J. Schroeder

Year:

1965

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-74. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p

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Abstract

Humidity patterns near the 500- to 1,000-meter level on California's coastal mountains often show an anomolous decrease in the moisture content at night and early morning. A study in the Santa Ana mountains suggests that nighttime downslope winds provide the most satisfactory explanation for the decrease in moisture because of their effect on the marine layer.

Citation

Fosberg, M.A.; Schroeder, M.J. 1965. An example of nighttime drying in the Santa Ana mountains. Res. Note PSW-74. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p.