Sea of clouds

For the lunar mare, see Mare Nubium. For other uses, see Sea fog (disambiguation).
Sea of clouds
Sea of clouds in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
ClassificationFamily C (Low-level)
AppearanceUniform with ondulations
Precipitationno
Sea of clouds in Mount Pulag, Philippines

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]

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.

  1. ^ World Meteorological Organization. "Sea of clouds". Eumetcal. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ^ World Meteorological Organization. "Sea of fog". Eumetcal. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2015.