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The sun more quickly heats the surface of the land during the daytime than that of the water. The reason for this is that the surface of the water has a much higher effective heat capacity (amount of temperature change for a given unit of heat imparted) than land. This contrast in surface temperatures causes the air column over land to expand, consequently an upper level pressure gradient to develop (high over land at altitude vs low over the water) and flow at altitude from land to ocean. This movement of air out of the land air column and towards the water air column causes a surface pressure gradient to develop, with a surface level high pressure over water and a surface level low over the land. This gradient drives the daytime "see breeze" flow of surface level air from the water to the land. It's actually part of a cell that develops that can be thought of as a roll laying parallel to the shore, going up over land, out to sea at height, down over the sea, and towards land at the surface.
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Why and in which direction do land breezes flow?
It depends on the time of day. The ground heats up and cools more quickly than the sea. When the ground has warmed up more than the sea then air moves towards the land from the sea and heads upwards in a thermal and then downwards again out to sea. At night the opposite happens, as the ground cools the cold air flows down to the sea and again upwards in a thermal. Night sea breezes are usually less windy than in the day as the sun is not pumping energy into the systemRead more: What_direction_does_a_sea_breeze_blow
How and when does a land breeze form during your trip?
during night
In what process does water move from the air to the land?
Evaporation is the process where water moves from the air to the land.
In general which is the cause of a sea breeze?
The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.
Difference between laminar air flow and reverse laminar aire flow?
difference between laminar air flow & reverse laminar air flow
The flow of air from land to a body of water is called?
Land Breeze
What is land breezes?
At night the process is reversed.Land cools more quickly than water,so the air over the land becomes cooler than the air over the water.As the warmer air over the water expands and rises,cooler air from the land moves beneath it.The flow of air from land to a body of water is called a land breeze.
What is the flow of air from the land to a body of water?
It is an on-shore breeze.
Why do land breezes generally occur during the night and early morning?
Warm air expands, so air will flow from a warm place to a cool place. During the day the land will get warm, while a body of water will stay at roughly the same temperature, since it takes longer to warm up. During the night, the land will cool until it is cooler than the water, so air will flow toward the land. In the early morning, the land stays cool for a while, so the breeze continues. As the land warms up and becomes warmer than the sea, the air will flow away from the land. This breeze will usually occur from the middle of the day until after sunset.
What is the flow air from land to a body of water called?
It is an on-shore breeze.
What kind of breeze does air flow fro water to land?
A sea breeze is what we call when air flows from the water to land. Lake breeze from a lake.
Why do land breeze occurs?
Land cools more quickly than water. As the warmer air over the water rises, cooler air moves from the land to take its place. The flow of air form land to a body of water is called a land breeze.
Cool dense air moves during the night from the land toward water as?
Cool, dense air moves during night from the land toward water as = the answer is LAND BREEZE
Why does Land breeze occur?
Land cools more quickly than water. As the warmer air over the water rises, cooler air moves from the land to take its place. The flow of air form land to a body of water is called a land breeze.
How does the sea keep the coastal regions during hot summer month?
during summer the sea make land cool because the hot air of land flow towards the sea from the sea the cool air flow toward land which makes it cool. this process known as land breeze and sea breeze
How does the keep coastal regions cool during hot summer months?
during summer the sea make land cool because the hot air of land flow towards the sea from the sea the cool air flow toward land which makes it cool. this process known as land breeze and sea breeze
How does the sea keep coastal regions cool during hot summer months?
during summer the sea make land cool because the hot air of land flow towards the sea from the sea the cool air flow toward land which makes it cool. this process known as land breeze and sea breeze
