What is a sea breeze?
Due to the warmer air above the land, it begins to rise in the air due to being less dense. Low pressure is formed. As the warm land air moves up, the denser air above the water moves to take the space above the land. This cooler air is known as a sea breeze.
Why is there a land breeze?
As the heat capacity of land is different than the sea it cools down quicker. Thus, a low-pressure situation develops over the sea as the temperature above it is higher when compared to the land. Due to this, the air flows from the land to the sea which is termed the land breeze.
How Breeze is generated at coastal areas?
Though the sun heats both the land and water, they do not heat up or cool down at a similar pace. The Breeze is generated at the coastal areas due to differential heating & cooling of land and sea. What is a Breeze? The light and the cold wind is known as Breeze.
When the wind blows from the ocean to the land?
When the wind blows from the ocean to land, it is known as sea breeze which occurs in the spring and summer. When the wind blows from the land to the ocean, it is known as land breeze