How does the Earth cool itself and what type of breeze is formed when air moves from the land to the sea?
Rk Naresh
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The Earth cools itself primarily through two processes: radiation and convection.
Regarding the movement of air from land to sea, this phenomenon is commonly referred to as a "land breeze." Here's how it works:
Land Breeze: A land breeze occurs at night when the land cools down faster than the sea. Here's how it typically unfolds:
Land breezes are common in coastal areas and are the opposite of sea breezes, which occur during the day when the land heats up faster than the sea, causing air to move from the sea to the land.
In summary, the Earth cools itself through radiation and convection, and land breezes are formed when air moves from the land to the sea due to temperature differences between the two surfaces.
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The planet has generally been cooling for the last 50 million years or so, as plate tectonic collisions thrust up chemically reactive rock like basalt and volcanic ash in the warm, wet tropics, increasing the rate of reactions that draw carbon dioxide from the sky. By releasing solar radiation back into space, Earth cools. When incoming energy from the sun is absorbed by the Earth system, Earth warms. The greenhouse effect increases warming by acting like a lid on a container. Like a sealed plastic container, greenhouse gases can keep heat trapped in. Longer nights and lower sun angles increase the amount of radiation that can be emitted from the surface. The accumulation of heat ends, and the ocean temperatures begin to cool and reach a maximum cooling in the middle to late winter. The land has maximum cooling typically in the first half of winter. As the heat capacity of the land is different from the sea it cools down quicker. Thus, a low-pressure situation develops over the sea as the temperature above it is higher when compared to the land. Due to this, the air flows from the land to the sea which is termed the land breeze. A land breeze is when air moves from the land to a nearby ocean or sea. During this time, the air above the ocean surface is warmer than the air on land. The seawater is higher, the air above it becomes thinner and rises. The air from the ground is under greater pressure. So, the air from the ground begins to blow towards the sea, giving rise to the Land Breeze. During the day, the blowing of the wind (cold air) from sea to land is called the sea breeze.
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