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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.
What are the four categories of energy consumer?
Dirt, water, air, 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.
Cool dense air moves during the night from the land toward water as?
Cool dense air moves from land toward water at night due to differences in temperature between the land and water. As the land cools more quickly than the water, the air above the land becomes denser, creating a pressure gradient that causes the air to flow from land to water. This process is known as a land breeze.
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.
The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land is called?
The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land is called a sea breeze (from an ocean) or a lake breeze (from a lake). This phenomenon occurs during the day when land heats up more quickly than water, causing the air above the land to rise and be replaced by cooler air coming from the water, creating a breeze blowing towards the land.
Is it true that the flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land is called land breeze?
No, the flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land is called a sea breeze. A land breeze, on the other hand, is the flow of air from the land to the ocean or lake. Sea breezes occur during the day when the land heats up faster than the water, while land breezes occur at night when the land cools faster than the water.
What is the flow of air from the land to a body of water?
It is an on-shore breeze.
Cool dense air moves during the night from the land toward the water as what?
Cool dense air moves during the night from the land toward the water as land breezes. This occurs as the land cools more rapidly than water, creating a pressure difference that causes the air to flow from land to sea. Land breezes typically occur in coastal areas and can bring cooler temperatures to the coastline.
What is the flow air from land to a body of water called?
It is an on-shore breeze.
Why does the breeze blow in different directions during the day and night?
During the day, land heats up faster than water causing air to rise over land and cooler air to flow in from the sea, creating daytime sea breezes. At night, land cools down faster than water, causing air to flow from land towards the sea, creating nighttime land breezes.
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.
How land breeze and sea breeze produced?
Land breezes are produced when the land cools faster than water at night, causing the air over the land to become denser and flow towards the warmer ocean. Sea breezes are produced during the day when the land heats up faster than the water, causing the air over the land to rise and flow towards the cooler ocean.
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.
