Even though the flux tower in Sedgwick only has been operational since September 21 2023, the site already experienced two partial solar eclipses: October 14 2023 and April 8 2024. Below is a figure that compiles the changes in the local meteorology during the two events. Both eclipses had different levels of obscurations (around 70% for October event and 45% for April event), leading to different characteristics in local meteorology:
The flux tower is located on the foothills of the San Rafael Mountains in Sedgwick preserve (see picture below). This location is around 50 miles north of Santa Barbara in the Santa Ynez Valley. More info on the tower can be found on the page of the flux tower.
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The article "The Sundowner Winds Field Experiment (SWEX) in Santa Barbara, CA: Advancing Understanding and Predictability of Downslope Windstorms in Coastal Environments" was published in BAMS, see Carvalho et al. 2024. In Spring of 2022, ten US institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, and National Center for Atmopsheric Research (NCAR) collected observational data in and around the Santa Ynez Mountains of Santa Barbara in Southern California. They investigated the atmospheric processes associated with downslope windstorms, locally known as Sundowners, which are known to intensify wildfires. The article gives an overview of the field experiment, preliminary findings, and future research potential.
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