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NSF NCAR's In Situ Sensing Facility Measurement System During the Sundowner Wind EXperiment (SWEX)

Geoscience Data Journal
NCAR's Earth Observing Laboratory (EOL) In situ Sensing Facility (ISF) deployed all of its instrumentation in the Sundowner Wind EXperiment (SWEX) in April–May 2022 to characterize downslope winds along the southern slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains in ...
Jacquelyn C. Witte, William Brown, Leila Carvalho, Terry Hock, Steven Oncley, Matthew Paulus, Christopher Roden, John Sobtzak, Isabel Suhr, Holger Vömel   +9 more
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Proximity of Wildfires to Inpatient Healthcare Facilities in California, 2001-2023. [PDF]

Geohealth
Abstract This study assessed changes in the proximity of wildfires to inpatient healthcare facilities in California during the period 2001 to 2023. This retrospective, descriptive spatial analysis of 22 years of wildfire perimeter and healthcare facility data analyzed distances between each inpatient facility and the nearest wildfire perimeter in each ...
Dresser C, Bedi NS, Schroeder A, Sergienko E, Balsari S.   +4 more
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Temporal changes in bio-behavioral and glycemic outcomes following a produce prescription program among predominantly Hispanic/Latino adults with or at risk of type 2 diabetes

Heliyon, 2023
In the United States (U.S.), consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits is below recommended levels. Enhancing access to nutritious food through food prescriptions has been recognized as a promising approach to combat diet-related illnesses. However, the
Sandra Emi Sato Imuro, Ashutosh Sabharwal, Casey Conneely, Namino Glantz, Wendy Bevier, Souptik Barua, Amruta Pai, Arianna Larez, David Kerr   +8 more
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Corporate versus Community Power: A Santa Barbara Story

Journal of World-Systems Research, 2019
Fifty years ago, a massive oil well blowout and subsequent oil spill triggered community resistance to oil company operations in Santa Barbara county and its surrounding waters.
Richard Flacks
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The Santa Barbara Wellness Project: Development and Implementation

Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, 2012
This article discusses the creation, implementation and maintenance of the Santa Barbara Wellness Project. This initiative was developed in response to an increase in Latino teen suicides in Santa Barbara County in recent years.
Melissa L. Morgan Consoli, J. Manuel Casas, A. Patricia Cabrera, Gustavo Prado   +3 more
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Origins and variability of extreme precipitation in the Santa Ynez River Basin of Southern California

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2018
Study region: Santa Ynez River Basin, Santa Barbara County, California. Study focus: Lake Cachuma, a reservoir on the Santa Ynez River, provides water for over 280,000 residents and agricultural lands of Santa Barbara County, California.
N.S. Oakley, F. Cannon, E. Boldt, J. Dumas, F.M. Ralph   +4 more
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Description of a common stauromedusa on the Pacific Coast of the United States and Canada, Haliclystus sanjuanensis new species (Cnidaria: Staurozoa) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Haliclystus “sanjuanensis” nomen nudum is the most common staurozoan on the west coast of the United States and Canada. This species was described in the M.S.
Claudia E. Mills, Hannah Westlake, Yayoi M. Hirano, Lucília S. Miranda   +3 more
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Liquid polymers keep drip irrigation lines from clogging

California Agriculture, 1991
Clogging from lime (CaCO3) precipitation can be prevented by injecting a homopolymer of maleic anhydride into buried drip systems. Investigators prevented drip tubing from clogging in coastal strawberry plots by using this polymer and ...
J. L. Meyer, M. J. Snyder, L. H. Valenzuela, A. Harris, R. Strohman   +4 more
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Ash Whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday) (Insecta: Homoptera: Aleyrodidae: Aleyrodinae)

EDIS, 2004
Ash whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae, was described as Aleyrodes phillyreae by Haliday (1835), on Phillyrea latifolia collected in Dublin, Ireland. It has several synonyms listed in Mound and Halsey (1978). In the United States, S.
Ru Nguyen, Avas B. Hamon
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Mesoscale patterns associated with two distinct heatwave events in coastal Santa Barbara, California, and their impact on local fire risk conditions

Weather and Climate Extremes, 2022
This study investigates mesoscale mechanisms associated with two extreme heatwaves affecting Santa Barbara County (SBC), southern California, and their implication for severe fire weather.
Gert-Jan Duine, Leila M.V. Carvalho, Charles Jones   +2 more
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