how does distance from the sea affect the climate of a place?
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1. Specific heat of water is higher than land.This means that it is difficult to heat the water and once heated, it is equally difficult the cool water. So water and nearby landmass always have a temperature difference.This temperature difference causes a pressure difference and hence a flow of wind from land to sea and vice versa is more prominent in areas which are closer to large water bodies. Hence such areas do not face extreme climate .
2. In southern hemisphere, where the ocean proportion is more, the westerlies find less barriers and their speed attain very high magnitude.
3. Air around area near to sea is moisture laden and with a minor decrease in temperature, can saturate.Hence rainfall, both orographic and convectional is common in areas near to sea.As we move interior to continents, air has less moisture and hence saturation is difficult..At higher altitudes , moisture is low less that dew point is below freezing point and precipitation occurs in form of snowfall.