Which of the following is an example of a mesoscale wind?
A)a traveling anticyclone
B)waves in the westerlies
C)a sea breeze
D)hurricane

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A sea breeze is an example of a mesoscale wind, which occurs on a regional scale and is influenced by local temperature differences between land and water. The other options are not mesoscale winds: a traveling anticyclone is a synoptic-scale weather system, waves in the westerlies are large-scale atmospheric disturbances, and a hurricane is a tropical cyclone with larger size and longer duration.

Which of the Following Is an Example of a Mesoscale