The principal differences are the extent to which the cloud layer is quasi-steady in the current simulations, evidence of weak countergradient momentum transport within the cloud layer, and the development and influence of an incipient stratiform cloud layer at the top of the cloud layer. (pubs.giss.nasa.gov)
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)
The stability of the marine layer prevents deep convection, and thus stratiform clouds are formed. (en.wikipedia.org)