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Image: SantaAnaWinds QuikSCAT 2002feb

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Description: QuikSCAT image of the Santa Ana Winds, showing wind speed (m/sec). The image shows strong winds blowing offshore all along the Southern California coast. The fastest winds are indicated in red, with orange, blue, black, and gray representing progressively slower wind speeds.
Title: SantaAnaWinds QuikSCAT 2002feb
Credit: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16483
Author: JPL Scatterometry Team
Permission: NASA, public domain
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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