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What Are Sea Breezes and Why Do They Occur?
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/seabreeze.shtml
From NASA ED Mall Collection
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This is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Data Buoy Center website. It features text descriptions, graphs, and graphic illustrations to describe the development of land and sea breezes because of the unequal heating rates of land and water.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and other restrictions information is unknown.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-Edmall-2849
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contributor: Cheryl Demers
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Data Buoy Center