What is the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze?
Sea breeze or Land breeze……..a breeze blows from high pressure area into a low pressure area.During Nights the high pressure zone is located on the Land and low pressure zone is located on the sea (this is because of unequal cooling of land and sea/water);During Day the high pressure zone is located on the sea and low pressure zone is located on the land(this is because of unequal heating of land and the sea). differences: Sea Breeze :- 1.blows from sea onto the land 2.blows during the days 3.also known as onshore breeze Land Breeze :- 1.blows from land onto the sea 2.blows during the night 3.also known as offshore breeze Both land and sea breezes are classified as Local Winds. http://www.ndu.
