Figure 5.3: Sea and land breeze
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Figure 5.3 (a) shows the sea breeze where the air flows from the ocean towards the warm land during the day with warmed air from above the land recirculating back over the ocean. Figure 5.3 (b) shows the land breeze at night where cool air drifts from the land towards the ocean, where it is warmed and recirculated back over the land.
