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• A coastal breeze at night blowing from land to sea, caused by the difference in the rates of cooling of their respective surfaces.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Land Breeze. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/land-breeze.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Land Breeze. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/land-breeze (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Land Breeze." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/land-breeze.

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