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Climate‐Driven Characteristics of Sea‐Land Breezes Over the Globe
Author(s) -
Shen Lixing,
Zhao Chuanfeng,
Yang Xingchuan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2020gl092308
Subject(s) - sea breeze , globe , climatology , environmental science , population , global climate , meteorology , climate change , geography , oceanography , geology , medicine , ophthalmology , demography , sociology
Sea‐land breeze (SLB) is a critical component of the urban environment, wind power utilization, fishing industry, etc. along coastal areas where 40% world population live. Surrounding meteorological factors like the background wind field, temperature, and cloud fraction have all been reported to greatly impact SLB evolution. However, a climatological understanding of SLBs over the globe remains limited. This study quantifies the significance of SLBs under different climates over the globe for the first time, and investigates the long‐term trends in SLBs where there is significant existence of SLB. The results demonstrate that climate type plays a leading role in the significance and trends of global SLBs while special surface conditions, ocean currents, and landscapes explain abnormal cases. Climatologically, adequate in‐situ solar radiation and mild background meteorological field are the two root factors that ensure the significant existence of SLB.