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Why does the air circulation direction change from the daytime to the nighttime?

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Driven by sunlight and solar heating
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Answer:

At night, surface cooling reduces the eddy motion of the air. Surface winds will back and decrease. Conversely, during the day, surface heating increases the eddy motion of the air. Surface winds will veer and increase as stronger winds aloft mix with the surface.

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