Asked by Nawaf Bin Nassar on Jun 26, 2024
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What is the cause of coastal breezes?
Coastal Breezes
Wind currents that are generated by the temperature difference between the land and the ocean, with the land absorbing and releasing heat faster than the water.
- Gain an understanding of how conditions in the atmosphere and ocean affect patterns in weather and climate.
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Edrianne SantosJul 01, 2024
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Differences in the ability of water and land to absorb and release heat give rise to coastal breezes. In the daytime, land warms faster than water. As air over land warms and rises, cooler offshore air moves in to replace it, causing a breeze to blow onto shore. After sundown, land cools more quickly than the water, so the breezes reverse direction.
Learning Objectives
- Gain an understanding of how conditions in the atmosphere and ocean affect patterns in weather and climate.