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...
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| author | N. S. Oakley N. S. Oakley F. Cannon R. Munroe J. T. Lancaster D. Gomberg F. M. Ralph |
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| description | <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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| spelling | doaj.art-4e0758b482a0460cbc280dfcbb9e8ff72022-12-22T03:58:37ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812018-11-01183037304310.5194/nhess-18-3037-2018Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USAN. S. Oakley0N. S. Oakley1F. Cannon2R. Munroe3J. T. Lancaster4D. Gomberg5F. M. Ralph6Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada 89512, USACenter for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USACenter for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USANational Weather Service, Oxnard/Los Angeles, 520 N. Elevar St., Oxnard, CA 93030, USACalifornia Geological Survey, 801 K St., Sacramento, CA 95814, USANational Weather Service, Oxnard/Los Angeles, 520 N. Elevar St., Oxnard, CA 93030, USACenter for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, 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 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>https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3037/2018/nhess-18-3037-2018.pdf |
| spellingShingle | N. S. Oakley N. S. Oakley F. Cannon R. Munroe J. T. Lancaster D. Gomberg F. M. Ralph Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| title | Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA |
| title_full | Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA |
| title_fullStr | Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA |
| title_short | Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA |
| title_sort | brief communication meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 january 2018 post fire debris flows in montecito and carpinteria california usa |
| url | https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3037/2018/nhess-18-3037-2018.pdf |
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