Water sky

Alternative definitions (3), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Water sky
Definition: Dark streaks on the underside of low clouds, indicating the presence of water features in the vicinity of sea ice.  WMOSeaIce 

Sea ice terminology. It describes dark streaks on the underside of low clouds, indicating the presence of water features, in the vicinity of ice.  ECCCanada 

Dark streaks on the underside of clouds, indicating the presence of open water or broad leads in the floating ice (cf. Ice blink).  SPRI 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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