sea smoke
Cold air vapor
Sea smoke is fog that forms when cold air moves over warmer water, creating wisps of vapor that rise from the surface like steam from a hot bath.
The effect is most dramatic in arctic regions or during winter cold snaps: Sea smoke rolled across the harbor as temperatures plunged below zero.
Also called steam fog or arctic sea smoke.
- ice fogFrozen mist in extreme cold
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- warm waterMildly heated H2O
- cold airLow-temperature atmosphere
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- Ocean Phenomenatsunami, tides, rogue wave, ocean current, swells
- ocean surfacewaves, foam, whitecaps, swells, ripples
sea smokesea fog
Marine mist near coasts
coastal fog · ground fog · valley fog · fog bank · marine layer
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