4.8.1. The Land and Sea Breezes

These winds are defined as the complete cycle of diurnal local winds occurring on sea coasts due to differences in the surface temperature of sea and adjacent land (figure 19). There is complete reversal of wind direction of these coastal winds. The land and sea breeze system is very shallow with average depth of 1-2km. Over lakes, the height of circulation is much less. Warm tropical areas, where intense solar heating persists throughout the year, experience stronger and regular breezes compare to higher latitudes. Details of land and sea breezes are given in table 2.