 A land breeze is a local wind that blows from
the land over onto a lake or ocean.
 Land breezes occur at night as the land cools
off very rapidly, creating sinking air and high
pressure, whereas the water will be releasing
the energy stored from the daylight, creating
rising air and low pressure.
 A sea breeze is a local wind that blows from
an ocean. A lake breeze is a local wind that
blows from a lake.
 Sea breezes occur during the day due to the
land heating up much faster than the water
(water has a high specific heat) and creating
rising air a low pressure.
 During the day, the sun heats the mountain
slopes faster than the air in the valley.
 Uneven heating causes lower pressure near
mountain tops, creating a valley breeze as air
travels upslope
 Mountain breezes occur at night.
At night, the air along the mountain slopes cools
more quickly, and sinks down to the valley.