Coastal areas exhibit different breeze patterns during the day and night because of different rates of heat absorption and release by land and sea. This activity will famil
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convectional
1. Sea-to-land breezes blow in an
direction
cooler
currents are circular movements of rising and descending air
offshore
daytime
3. Land-to-sea breezes (local winds) occur during
nighttime
4. During the day, air above sea is
than it is above land.
onshore
differential
warmer
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Part B - Understanding the sequence of processes creating local winds