Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA
<p>The Thomas Fire burned 114 078 ha in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, southern California, during December 2017–January 2018. On 9 January 2018, high-intensity rainfall occurred over the Thomas Fire burn area in the mountains above the communities of Montecito an...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3037/2018/nhess-18-3037-2018.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>The Thomas Fire burned 114 078 ha in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties,
southern California, during December 2017–January 2018. On 9 January 2018,
high-intensity rainfall occurred over the Thomas Fire burn area in the
mountains above the communities of Montecito and Carpinteria, initiating
multiple devastating debris flows. The highest rainfall intensities occurred
with the passage of a narrow rainband along a cold front oriented north to south. Orographic enhancement associated with moist southerly flow
immediately ahead of the cold front also played a role. We provide an
explanation of the meteorological characteristics of the event and place it
in historic context.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1561-8633 1684-9981 |