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[mt63]

On a recent flight down the east coast the tops of the clouds were remarkably flat. It looked like an ice field in all directions. Is there a peculiar meteorological condition that would cause this and does it have any implications for flying? Turbulence was non-existent.

 

[markis10]

That would more than likely be an inversion layer where a layer of warm air has trapped a layer of cooler air beneath it, ie mer de nuages.