File:Gulf of California moisture surge.gif

Summary

Description A conceptual diagram of the Gulf Surge phenomenon. Gulf surges may be triggered by the passage of a tropical disturbance near the mouth of the Gulf or by organized convective activity that move over the Gulf from the Sierra Madre. The Gulf acts as a natural passageway for moisture (long solid black arrows) drawn into the deserts of northwest Mexico and southern Arizona and California by a semi-permanent thermal low. The increase in moisture into this region then results in greater thunderstorm activity. (Description from the USGS.)
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Source United States Geological Survey
Author USGS
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