Climatology of precipitation and clouds over SOUTH_IDIAN_OCEAN
SOUTH IDIAN OCEAN

General info Precipitation System properties Cloud Seasonal variation Diurnal variation Vertical Structure Extreme events Time series

Cloud geographical distribution Over SOUTH_IDIAN_OCEAN , mean high level (10-14 km) cloud volume fraction is about 2.2%. Mean mid level (5-10 km) cloud volume fraction is about 4.1%. Mean low level (1-5 km) cloud volume fraction is about 9.5%. Cloud seasonal and diurnal variation Seasonal and day vs. night variations of high, mid and low level cloud fraction over SOUTH_IDIAN_OCEAN are shown in following figure. You may check the details of cloud fraction in various seasons and at different local times.