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Explain sea breeze and ground waves.

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During the day, the ground heats up more quickly than large bodies of water do. This occurs both because the water has a greater specific heat and mixing currents disperse the absorbed heat throughout the great volume of water.
The air in contact with the warm ground is heated by conduction. It expands. It expands, becoming less dense than the surrounding cooler air.
As a result, the warm air rises (air currents) and other air moves (winds) to fill the space - creating a sea breeze near a large body of water.
Cooler air descends, and a thermal convection cycle is set up, which transfers heat away from the land.
At night, the ground loses its heat more quickly, and the water surface is warmer than the land.
Sea breeze and ground waves as shown in figure.

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