Mono wind

So called because it blows near Mono Lake.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊnoʊ ˈwɪnd/

Mono wind (plural Mono winds)

1. A strong dry downslope wind that occurs along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada in California, a type of foehn that typically blows from the northeast.

   Coordinate terms: Diablo wind, Santa Ana wind

   • 1959, Kenneth Pickett Davis, Forest Fire: Control and Use, McGraw-Hill Companies:

     […] Mono winds of central California, the northerly winds of the Sacramento Valley, and the East Winds of Washington and Oregon.

   • 1986, Michael A. Fosberg, Windthrown Trees on the Kings River Ranger District, Sierra National Forest: Meteorological Aspects:

     […] Mono winds. Both winter storm and Mono winds were considered as causes of winter blowdown. All evidence, e.g., direction of tree-fall and occurrence of high wind events, point to Mono wind events as the cause of blowdown.

   • 1995, James D. Sullivan, Jean Luc Wybo, Laurent Buisson, The International Emergency Management and Engineering Conference: Globalization of Emergency Management and Engineering : National and International Issues Concerning Research and Applications, May 9-12, 1995, Nice, France:

     […] a Mono wind from the east with low relative humidities (15 to 25%) sustained for several days.

   • 2007, Michael Patrick Ghiglieri, Charles R. Farabee, Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite : Gripping Accounts of All Known Fatal Mishaps in America's First Protected Land of Scenic Wonders:

     […] a "Mono Wind" blew a 40-inch thick, 193-foot tall ponderosa on top of him.

   • 2021 April 27, Sean Lynch, Hold Back the Night, Pinnacle, →ISBN, page 26:

     […] Mono Winds. Named after Mono Lake, the Mono Winds differed from the Diablo Winds, which plagued Northern California, and Southern California's infamous Santa Ana Winds, because they were fueled by cold, instead of warm, air […]