StoryWalk A StoryWalk is a creative way for children and their families to enjoy the park on a family-friendly, accessible trail while reading an adventure at the same time. Pages of a childrenâs book are put on signs and placed along the trail. Walk along the trail and read the story, step-by-step and page-by-page!
With a high pressure above the water and a lower pressure above the land, conditions are perfect for a small breeze to develop. Wind blows from the sea towards the land along the pressure gradient in an attempt to equalize pressure. This is known as a sea breeze. In the night, land cools down much quicker than does the waters of the ocean. As the land becomes cooler, so does the air above it. This results in air becoming more dense, forming a high pressure, causing winds to blow outward towards the sea. This is known as a land breeze.
Now, there is higher pressure on land and lower pressure on water. Thus, the pressure gradient is reversed. Because of this difference in pressure, the surface air moves from land to sea. This off shore wind is called the land breeze. Since temperature contrasts during night time are relatively less than daytime temperature differences, the land breezes are not as strong as the sea breezes. Besides, the horizontal and vertical extent of these off shore winds is also less than that of sea breezes.