2006-09-23 20:08:00 · 13 answers · asked by whitewizard_mithrandir 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The ocean is warmer at night than the air is because of the high specific heat of water. It takes a lot of heat transfer to change the temperature of water, which is also why water is cooler than the air during the day. Water changes its temperature very slowly from day to night and from season to season. In fact, that property of water, along with the abundance of water on Earth, is an important factor in maintaining relatively stable temperatures on Earth.
2006-09-23 20:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1 because the ocean gets heated in the day by the sun. 2 because of globe warming
2006-09-23 23:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by The dude 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because the water has a larger therm capability than soil or rock. so the ocean's temprature downs a little but the bank does a lot at night. thus the ocean is warm at night.
2006-09-23 22:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I live in San Francisco, so the ocean is ice cold at all times of the day...
But anyway, it has to do with physics/chemistry. Basically, water holds temperature better than air, so it takes a while to warm up, and takes a while to cool down.
2006-09-23 20:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Water has greater heat capacity, it warms up slowly and retains its heat much longer than the air and land. But this doesn t mean that water gets warmer at night. Yes it feels relatively warmer compared to air and land, because they loose their heat faster than water but water doesn t warm up. It may stay 25 degrees but wont rise to 26.
2015-07-28 02:07:13 · answer #5 · answered by svetoslav 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water capacity is high therefore heat is retained compared to land. Some sort of land-sea breeze thing.
2006-09-23 20:13:55 · answer #6 · answered by Reny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the air outside is cooler than it is during the day, thereby giving the allusion that the water is warmer
2006-09-23 20:09:36 · answer #7 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the air or the water? 'cuz the water temp' is relatively stable, 'cuz of the salt content, even in winter and summer the temp. fluctuates only slightly
2006-09-23 20:09:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's not..it just feels warmer since the air becomes colder at night.
2006-09-23 20:16:03 · answer #9 · answered by Roxy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because it sends all the heat it gathered during the day to the sky again
2006-09-23 20:09:48 · answer #10 · answered by Luis 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋