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TeachMeFinance.com - explain sea breeze sea breeze The term 'sea breeze' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' Local coastal wind that blows from the ocean to land. Sea breezes usually occur during the day, because the heating differences of land and sea cause pressure differences. Cooler, heavier air from the sea moves in to replace rising warm air on the coastline. See land breeze'. The term 'sea breeze' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A thermally produced wind blowing during the day from a cool ocean surface onto the adjoining warm land, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the ocean and of the land'. The term 'sea breeze' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' a breeze that blows from the sea toward the land caused by unequal heating of land and water masses'. Previous 5 Terms: SDTV SDWA SE SE sea Next 5 Terms: Sea Breeze Convergence Zone Sea Breeze Front sea cliff sea defenses Sea Fog About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.