Sentences with phrase «catalina eddy»
The June Gloom pattern is also enhanced by the Catalina eddy local to southern California.
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While a Catalina eddy can develop at any time of the year, it is most common between April and September and peaks in June.
A Catalina eddy is rarely prolonged: as the heat over the deserts causes air to rise, the resulting pressure gradient and increase in the normal onshore winds causes the vortex to dissipate.
The «Catalina eddy,» also called the «coastal eddy,» is a localized weather phenomenon that occurs in the «Bight of California», the mostly concave portion of the Southern California coast running from Point Conception to San Diego.
The june gloom and catalina eddy articles are closely related to this one.
A very strong Catalina eddy can be as deep as 6000 feet (1.8 km).
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The eddy gets its name from Santa Catalina Island, the Channel Island closest to the Los Angeles - Long Beach area; the center of an eddy is often located above or near the island.