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The modeling of atmospheric circulation in the Black Sea region using the WRF-ARW model for 30 summer days is considered to single out the contribution of the breeze component of wind speed. Assuming the quasiperiodic nature of breeze, the speed of daytime and nighttime breeze is computed for the whole region and for five separate areas on the coast. Specific features of the formation of daytime and nighttime breeze in these areas are distinguished. It is revealed that the presence of coastal mountains and the complex coastline determine the typical features of breeze development.
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Original Russian Text © V. V. Efimov, A.V. Krupin, 2016, published in Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, 2016, No. 4, pp. 18-26.
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Efimov, V.V., Krupin, A.V. Breeze circulation in the Black Sea region. Russ. Meteorol. Hydrol. 41, 240–246 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373916040026
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