Saharan Air Layer

Calima, sometimes called Bruma seca (Spanish dry fog) or Kalima called, is a weather situation with the easterly of the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands (sandy wind from Africa ).

From the Sahara comes with an easterly flow of dry, warm air and often brings fine sand dust. High pressure increases the temperature of the Sahara and reduces the humidity. The view is then slightly turbid, the precipitation tendency in the low humidity but very low. It can come in the air traffic problems. The dust content of the air but the warm, dry weather is not pleasant and can easily lead to irritation of the respiratory organs.

Calima dips can sometimes be very severe, it can suddenly use a strong storm, for example, in Tenerife and replace the air masses. It can also come in the night to excessive temperature rise, while at the same time the relative humidity drops rapidly.

It is not extraordinary that at Calima all parked in the open air cars, other items and the streets are covered with fine sand ocher dust. Calima weather conditions can persist for several weeks.

The Calima in the summer months (June to September) can cause severe damage to vegetation due to the combination of strong winds and hot air. In the winter months it occurs also, but then the wind is less hot. The sky is hazy, distant vision gradually lower.

The Calima is acute in layers up to 300 meters above the sea. At higher elevations, the temperature weakens significantly. The Calima arises in the Sahel and also drives many swallows like a game ball through the air before him. You land on Fuerteventura, Canary Island because this next away at her home is 800 km, and die there often to exhaustion.

Since the hot desert wind and each first checked ignited fire drives forward quickly and leaves so out of control, represents the burn-off old fields at Calima a grossly negligent arson dar.