Santa Monica - Los Angeles

Santa Monica – Los Angeles
Episode 102

As previously noted, the marine layer is caused by temperature inversion, a phenomenon most common over large bodies of water, especially oceans. When the air closer to the ground is cooler than the air above it, the warmer air presses down on it and prevents the cooler air from dissipating. This results in the formation of those cool, hazy clouds that make up the marine layer.

With another heatwave on its way the marine layer in Santa Monica has settled in. This trip starts on (still sunny) Santa Monica Blvd at the 405 FWY. As we continue West, sunny skies give way to the recently persistent marine layer (05:25). From the Santa Monica pier (13:10) we turn up Ocean Ave (and wrap this gloomy trip up) with one final turn East on San Vicente Blvd.

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio