Sea Breeze And Land Breeze
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Sea Breeze And Land Breeze
Wind, Storms And Cyclones of Class 7
Sea Breeze And Land Breeze
During the daytime, the air above the land gets heated faster than water. Hot air above land rises creating a low pressure area and air from the sea moves into this area. Thus, movement of air takes place from the sea side to the land side. This is called sea breeze.
During night, both the land and the sea start cooling. But the cooling of sea takes place at a slower rate than that of the land. Thus, a low pressure area is created in the sea. The air then moves from the land to the sea. This is called land breeze.
These breezes always occur in the coastal areas.
Movement of wind from sea to land during day and from land to sea during night in coastal areas.
Why do coastal areas have moderate temperature throughout the year?
