Breeze: Quick Facts

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Two-panel diagram showing daytime and nighttime air circulation in a mountain valley. In the day, warm air rises up the mountainsides while cool air sinks in the center; at night, cool air flows down the slopes and warm air rises in the valley.

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sea and land breeze mountain breeze glacier breeze valley breeze Land breeze Sea breeze Wind Windstorm Gust Squall Gale Atmospheric circulation surge Jet stream Wind chill Gradient wind microburst

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Umbrella colored like a rainbow sticking out above a sea of black umbrellas while it rains. (storm, weather)

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