Santa Ana winds
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Santa Ana winds are strong, dry, and often hot winds that blow from inland deserts toward coastal Southern California, frequently exacerbating wildfire conditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Ana winds canonical | 3 |
| Santa Ana Wind | 1 |
| Santa Ana Winds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9060426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Santa Ana winds Context triple: [Thomas Fire, drivingWeatherCondition, Santa Ana winds]
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A.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a town in the Francisco Morazán Department of Honduras, located in the central region of the country near the capital, Tegucigalpa.
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B.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a landlocked agricultural municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, known for its farming communities and local festivals.
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C.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a suburban city in Costa Rica known for its upscale residential areas, commercial development, and proximity to the capital, San José.
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D.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the highly urbanized city of Taguig in Metro Manila, Philippines.
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E.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a small inhabited island in the Solomon Islands’ Makira-Ulawa Province, known for its traditional culture and coastal village communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Santa Ana winds Target entity description: Santa Ana winds are strong, dry, and often hot winds that blow from inland deserts toward coastal Southern California, frequently exacerbating wildfire conditions.
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A.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a town in the Francisco Morazán Department of Honduras, located in the central region of the country near the capital, Tegucigalpa.
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B.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a landlocked agricultural municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, known for its farming communities and local festivals.
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C.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a suburban city in Costa Rica known for its upscale residential areas, commercial development, and proximity to the capital, San José.
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D.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the highly urbanized city of Taguig in Metro Manila, Philippines.
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E.
Santa Ana
Santa Ana is a small inhabited island in the Solomon Islands’ Makira-Ulawa Province, known for its traditional culture and coastal village communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
meteorological phenomenon
ⓘ
wind ⓘ |
| airCharacteristics |
dry
ⓘ
often hot ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Devil winds
ⓘ
Santana winds ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Baja California
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| blowToward | coastal Southern California ⓘ |
| canCause |
hazardous fire weather warnings
ⓘ
heat waves in coastal areas ⓘ |
| causedBy |
air flowing downslope from elevated plateaus
ⓘ
high-pressure system over Great Basin ⓘ pressure gradient between interior and coast ⓘ |
| climatologicalPattern |
can last several days
ⓘ
episodic ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| effectOnHumidity |
lower relative humidity
ⓘ
produce very low humidity ⓘ |
| effectOnOcean | enhance coastal upwelling ⓘ |
| effectOnTemperature | raise coastal temperatures ⓘ |
| effectOnWeather |
clear skies
ⓘ
stable air mass ⓘ |
| effectOnWildfires |
aid long-distance ember transport
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exacerbate wildfire conditions ⓘ increase wildfire spread ⓘ promote rapid fire growth ⓘ |
| influences |
Southern California wildfire season
ⓘ
coastal marine layer ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | National Weather Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Santa Ana Canyon ⓘ |
| originateFrom |
Great Basin
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Mojave Desert ⓘ inland deserts ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
blowing dust
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downed power lines ⓘ reduced air quality ⓘ |
| strongestIn |
canyons
ⓘ
coastal foothills ⓘ mountain passes ⓘ |
| typicalSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| typicalWindSpeed |
can exceed 40 mph
ⓘ
can exceed 60 mph in canyons and passes ⓘ |
| windDirection |
from land to sea
ⓘ
offshore ⓘ |
| windType |
foehn-like wind
ⓘ
katabatic wind ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santa Ana winds Description of subject: Santa Ana winds are strong, dry, and often hot winds that blow from inland deserts toward coastal Southern California, frequently exacerbating wildfire conditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Santa Ana winds
linked to: Santa Ana winds