Cold season (JJA) correlations are weak but positive to the west of 65 ° W, as stratiform cloud cover produces a higher minimum temperature. (ipcc.ch)
The cold nearshore waters couple with the descending, adiabatically warmed air aloft to form a stable lower atmosphere with a strong temperature inversion, which has long been linked to a prevalence of low stratiform clouds. (eos.org)
Modeling experiments by Tan and two other scientists focused on inbetweeners — mixed - phase clouds, such as undulating stratiform and fluffy stratocumulus clouds, which are abundant over the vast Southern Ocean and around the Northern Hemisphere north of New York. (scientificamerican.com)