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Sea of clouds
Description of layer of clouds as viewed from above, resembling waves / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the lunar mare, see Mare Nubium. For other uses, see Sea fog (disambiguation).
A sea of clouds is an overcast layer of stratocumulus clouds, as viewed from above, with a relatively uniform top which shows undulations of very different lengths resembling waves on the sea.[1] A sea of fog is formed from stratus clouds or fog and does not show undulations.[2]
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Sea of clouds | |
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![]() Sea of clouds in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. | |
Classification | Family C (Low-level) |
Appearance | Uniform with ondulations |
Precipitation | no |
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In both cases, the phenomenon looks very similar to the open ocean. The comparison is even more complete if some mountain peaks rise above the clouds, thus resembling islands.