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What causes the sea breeze?


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Sea breeze:

The cold sea air fills the area left either by heated air. To complete the cycle, hot air from the ground travels towards the sea. The air from the water is referred to as the sea breeze.

Causes of sea breeze:

  1. During the day, the sea surface heats up, and the air in contact with the surface heats up as well due to convection. Because convection occurs when areas of a liquid or gas heat or cool faster than their surroundings, resulting in temperature differences.
  2. As a result of these temperature differences, the areas move as the hotter, less dense areas rise and the cooler, more dense areas sink.
  3. Convection produces both land and sea breezes.
  4. Direct thermal circulations include both land and sea breezes.

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