Describe the blowing of sea-breeze and land-breeze
in coastal areas with the help of labelled diagrams.
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Answer:
Sea Breeze is the mild to moderate wind blows from sea to land in the day.
Land being solid surface can easily absorb and release heat radiation. While sea being liquid heats up slowly and also loses this heat slowly. During the day time the sun heats up the land surface while the water body keeps on absorbing heat and is not hot yet. Land surface being hotter, hot air from land surface rises up creating a temporary low pressure zone which drags cool air from the sea to the land. Thus, we have the sea breeze.
Land Breeze is the mild to moderate wind blows from land to sea in the night.
As the day progresses and sun sets, the land loses heat quickly and the water body remains hot as it takes time to lose heat. During the night time, the land surface is cool as it loses its heat quickly. But the sea surface is still hotter as water bodies lose heat slowly. So, hot air from sea surface rises up and cool air from the land surface moves towards the sea. Thus, we have land breeze
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