sirocco

Japanese: sirocco
sirocco

… Santa AnaA northerly, dry, hot wind accompanied by a föhn wind that blows in the Santa Ana region of southern California in the United States. Scirocco∥siroccoA warm southerly or southeasterly wind that blows along the northern coast of the Mediterranean. Tropical air masses from the Sahara Desert move northward, initially dry, but as they cross the ocean they become hot and humid (sometimes reaching over 40°C), and blow with fog, rain, and sometimes sand dust from the Sahara. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sirocco" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… サンタ・アナSanta Anaアメリカのカリフォルニア州南部サンタ・アナ地方に吹くフェーンを伴った北寄りの乾熱風。 シロッコscirocco∥sirocco地中海北岸に吹く暖かい南または南東風。サハラ砂漠の熱帯気団が北上し,初めは乾燥しているが海を渡るうちに高温多湿(40℃以上になることがある)となり,霧や雨,ときにはサハラ砂漠の砂塵を伴って吹く。…

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