Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.

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Sauer, Emanuel; Ferrelli, Federico; Piccolo, Maria Cintia
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2026
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Sea breezes are mesoscale atmospheric circulations driven by the daytime thermal contrast between land and ocean surfaces. Their intensity, spatial structure, and inland penetration are controlled not only by this local thermal forcing, but also by interactions with the background synoptic wind field, which give rise to three primary circulation regimes: pure, corkscrew, and backdoor sea breezes. Although the fundamental dynamical mechanisms governing sea breeze formation are universal, the influence of the Coriolis force reverses the geometric relationships defining these regimes between hemispheres, making the analysis of Southern Hemisphere sea breezes a distinct scientific challenge. Despite this fundamental difference, the scientific literature remains strongly biased toward Northern Hemisphere case studies, leaving substantial knowledge gaps regarding the dynamics, frequency, typological distribution, and environmental impacts of sea breezes in temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. These gaps have important implications for several applications, including offshore wind resource assessment, coastal air quality forecasting, urban thermal comfort management, and the characterization of coastal ocean dynamics in regions such as South America and Oceania. This review synthesizes the current state of knowledge on sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere, addressing their physical mechanisms, sea breeze front dynamics, typological classification, detection methodologies, numerical modeling approaches, regional climatology, and documented environmental impacts. Particular attention is given to observational and modeling studies conducted in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Finally, key research gaps are identified and priorities for future investigations are proposed, including the development of classification frameworks adapted to Southern Hemisphere dynamics, the integration of statistically corrected reanalysis products with in situ observations, and the establishment of long-term regional sea breeze climatologies in data-limited coastal environments.
Fil: Sauer, Emanuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; Argentina
Fil: Ferrelli, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; Argentina
Fil: Piccolo, Maria Cintia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; Argentina
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SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
COASTAL METEOROLOGY
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spelling Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.Sauer, EmanuelFerrelli, FedericoPiccolo, Maria CintiaSEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONSOUTHERN HEMISPHERECOASTAL METEOROLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Sea breezes are mesoscale atmospheric circulations driven by the daytime thermal contrast between land and ocean surfaces. Their intensity, spatial structure, and inland penetration are controlled not only by this local thermal forcing, but also by interactions with the background synoptic wind field, which give rise to three primary circulation regimes: pure, corkscrew, and backdoor sea breezes. Although the fundamental dynamical mechanisms governing sea breeze formation are universal, the influence of the Coriolis force reverses the geometric relationships defining these regimes between hemispheres, making the analysis of Southern Hemisphere sea breezes a distinct scientific challenge. Despite this fundamental difference, the scientific literature remains strongly biased toward Northern Hemisphere case studies, leaving substantial knowledge gaps regarding the dynamics, frequency, typological distribution, and environmental impacts of sea breezes in temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. These gaps have important implications for several applications, including offshore wind resource assessment, coastal air quality forecasting, urban thermal comfort management, and the characterization of coastal ocean dynamics in regions such as South America and Oceania. This review synthesizes the current state of knowledge on sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere, addressing their physical mechanisms, sea breeze front dynamics, typological classification, detection methodologies, numerical modeling approaches, regional climatology, and documented environmental impacts. Particular attention is given to observational and modeling studies conducted in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Finally, key research gaps are identified and priorities for future investigations are proposed, including the development of classification frameworks adapted to Southern Hemisphere dynamics, the integration of statistically corrected reanalysis products with in situ observations, and the establishment of long-term regional sea breeze climatologies in data-limited coastal environments.Fil: Sauer, Emanuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; ArgentinaFil: Ferrelli, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; ArgentinaFil: Piccolo, Maria Cintia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; ArgentinaMedCrave2026-04-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/291987Sauer, Emanuel; Ferrelli, Federico; Piccolo, Maria Cintia; Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.; MedCrave; Internacional Journal of Hydrology; 10; 2; 2-4-2026; 72-822576-4454CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://medcraveonline.com/IJH/IJH-10-00429.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.15406/ijh.2026.10.00429info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2026-08-25T14:33:38Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/291987instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982026-08-25 14:33:39.944CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
title Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
spellingShingle Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
Sauer, Emanuel
SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
COASTAL METEOROLOGY
title_short Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
title_full Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
title_fullStr Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
title_full_unstemmed Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
title_sort Sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: detection methods, regional evidence, and knowledge gaps.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sauer, Emanuel
Ferrelli, Federico
Piccolo, Maria Cintia
author Sauer, Emanuel
author_facet Sauer, Emanuel
Ferrelli, Federico
Piccolo, Maria Cintia
author_role author
author2 Ferrelli, Federico
Piccolo, Maria Cintia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
COASTAL METEOROLOGY
topic SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
COASTAL METEOROLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Sea breezes are mesoscale atmospheric circulations driven by the daytime thermal contrast between land and ocean surfaces. Their intensity, spatial structure, and inland penetration are controlled not only by this local thermal forcing, but also by interactions with the background synoptic wind field, which give rise to three primary circulation regimes: pure, corkscrew, and backdoor sea breezes. Although the fundamental dynamical mechanisms governing sea breeze formation are universal, the influence of the Coriolis force reverses the geometric relationships defining these regimes between hemispheres, making the analysis of Southern Hemisphere sea breezes a distinct scientific challenge. Despite this fundamental difference, the scientific literature remains strongly biased toward Northern Hemisphere case studies, leaving substantial knowledge gaps regarding the dynamics, frequency, typological distribution, and environmental impacts of sea breezes in temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. These gaps have important implications for several applications, including offshore wind resource assessment, coastal air quality forecasting, urban thermal comfort management, and the characterization of coastal ocean dynamics in regions such as South America and Oceania. This review synthesizes the current state of knowledge on sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere, addressing their physical mechanisms, sea breeze front dynamics, typological classification, detection methodologies, numerical modeling approaches, regional climatology, and documented environmental impacts. Particular attention is given to observational and modeling studies conducted in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Finally, key research gaps are identified and priorities for future investigations are proposed, including the development of classification frameworks adapted to Southern Hemisphere dynamics, the integration of statistically corrected reanalysis products with in situ observations, and the establishment of long-term regional sea breeze climatologies in data-limited coastal environments.
Fil: Sauer, Emanuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; Argentina
Fil: Ferrelli, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; Argentina
Fil: Piccolo, Maria Cintia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Geografía y Turismo; Argentina
description Sea breezes are mesoscale atmospheric circulations driven by the daytime thermal contrast between land and ocean surfaces. Their intensity, spatial structure, and inland penetration are controlled not only by this local thermal forcing, but also by interactions with the background synoptic wind field, which give rise to three primary circulation regimes: pure, corkscrew, and backdoor sea breezes. Although the fundamental dynamical mechanisms governing sea breeze formation are universal, the influence of the Coriolis force reverses the geometric relationships defining these regimes between hemispheres, making the analysis of Southern Hemisphere sea breezes a distinct scientific challenge. Despite this fundamental difference, the scientific literature remains strongly biased toward Northern Hemisphere case studies, leaving substantial knowledge gaps regarding the dynamics, frequency, typological distribution, and environmental impacts of sea breezes in temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. These gaps have important implications for several applications, including offshore wind resource assessment, coastal air quality forecasting, urban thermal comfort management, and the characterization of coastal ocean dynamics in regions such as South America and Oceania. This review synthesizes the current state of knowledge on sea breeze systems in the temperate Southern Hemisphere, addressing their physical mechanisms, sea breeze front dynamics, typological classification, detection methodologies, numerical modeling approaches, regional climatology, and documented environmental impacts. Particular attention is given to observational and modeling studies conducted in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. Finally, key research gaps are identified and priorities for future investigations are proposed, including the development of classification frameworks adapted to Southern Hemisphere dynamics, the integration of statistically corrected reanalysis products with in situ observations, and the establishment of long-term regional sea breeze climatologies in data-limited coastal environments.
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