How are the climates of coastal regions affected by the specific heat capacity of water?
Inverewe is very far north (latitude 57.8 degrees), about the same latitude as Hudson’s Bay in Canada, but because of warm Atlantic currents from the Caribbean is far warmer in winter (coldest winter temperature measured was 14 degrees F (-12C) in 1986) Due to its latitude temperatures are rarely very hot in summer; the highest temperature recorded was 84F (29C) in June 1978 http://www.aboutscotland.co.uk/land/inve… The heat of the water is transferred to the coastal areas by wind – thus warm air promotes growth of vegetation. Cold air blowing from land to sea – forms fog Cold currents adhere fog when wind blows the cold air inland Coastal areas will generally have more moderate temperatures than inland areas because of the heat capacity of the ocean. Every day the land heats much faster than the sea, and every night the land cools faster. When the land heats up, the air above it heats up as well. On the oth
