I am studying about climate and dont know wat r onshore and ofshore winds?
plz clear my doubts
2006-08-21 01:11:35 · 6 answers · asked by ISHU 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Blowing winds
Onshore... from the land to the sea
Offshore... from the sea to the land
2006-08-21 01:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by virgilio costa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a guess mind you but I would say that onshore winds occur on land and offshore winds occur over the ocean.
2006-08-21 01:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
onshore winds should be winds that occur in the sea but move towards land creating tides on the shore while offshore winds should be winds that occur still in the sea but move from land to the sea creating waves in the sea
2006-08-21 01:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by mumbi n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Readers diggest version... land heats up easier and faster than water and cools down faster to... SO...
Land heats faster during the day than sea, hot air rises, cooler air from sea moves in= onshore breeze
Land cools faster at night, cooler air sinks=offshore breeze
2006-08-21 01:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by MadMaxx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about the direction of the wind:
onshore: from the water toward or onto the shore
offshore (seaward): away from land and toward the open sea
Hope that helps!
(Apparently you're not the only one who find this confusing - watch out for those incorrect answers - check the dictionary!)
2006-08-21 01:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
onshore - wind blowing twords land
offshore - wind blowing away from land.
2006-08-21 01:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋