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media type="youtube" key="IR2zaerOe8Y" height="344" Land and sea breezes are **[|wind]** and **[|weather]** phenomena associated with coastal areas. A land breeze is a breeze blowing from land out toward a body of **[|water]**. A sea breeze is a wind blowing from the water onto the land. Land breezes and sea breezes arise because of differential heating between land and water surfaces. Land and sea breezes can extend inland up to 100 mi (161 km), or manifest as local phenomena that quickly weaken with a few hundred yards of the shoreline. On average, the weather and cloud effects of land and sea breezes dissipate 20 -30 mi (32-48 km) inland from the coast. Land and sea breeze patterns can greatly influence **[|fog]** distribution and **[|pollution]** accumulation or dispersion over inland areas. Current research on land and sea breeze circulation patterns also include attempts to model wind patterns that affect **[|energy]** requirements (e.g., heating and cooling requirements) in affected areas as well as impacts on weather dependent operations (e.g., **[|aircraft]** operations).

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A sea breeze is created when the surface of the land is heated sufficiently to start air rising. As air rises, it is replaced by air from the sea; you have now created a sea breeze. Sea breezes tend to be much stronger and can produce gusty winds as the sun can heat the land to very warm temperatures, thereby creating a significant temperature contrast to the water. Speeds of 10 to 20 knots is not uncommon for a sea breeze.

http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article_education/sea_breeze_along_the_coasts/4098/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze