South Seas Companion
Natural Phenomenon
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Sea Breeze |
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Sea breeze is the name mariners give to the breeze blowing from the sea onto the land. Sea Breezes are caused by the difference in temperature that occurs when, the land becomes warmer than the adjacent sea during the course of the day. They generally prevail over other winds affecting coastal waters, becoming strongest in the early hours of the afternoon. |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000104 |