Open AccessSanta Ana Winds and Wildfires Influence Air Pollution
Author(s) -
David Shultz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo140422
Subject(s) - air pollution , environmental science , meteorology , pollution , climatology , geography , atmospheric sciences , geology , ecology , biology
Inhaling particulate matter is hard on human health. New research shows that Southern California’s Santa Ana winds can clear or exacerbate fine-particulate pollution depending on wildfire conditions.