Brief communication: Meteorological and climatological conditions associated with the 9 January 2018 post-fire debris flows in Montecito and Carpinteria, California, USA

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 3037 - 3043
• Main Authors: Oakley, Nina S., Cannon, Forest, Munroe, Robert, Lancaster, Jeremy T., Gomberg, David, Ralph, F. Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 19.11.2018; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Climatology; Coasts; Cold; Cold front; Communication; Debris flow; Environmental aspects; Fires; Meteorological research; Mountains; Precipitation; Rain; Rainfall; Rainfall intensity; Storm damage; Watersheds; Wildfires; California; United States > US

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...