2bnMaine » sea smoke http://2bnmaine.com/blog Maine Lifesyle -- natural, and man-made beauty, talented people, smart businesses, and good times to be found in the state of Maine -- with a persistent design slant. Fri, 18 May 2012 12:33:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Smoking sea. http://2bnmaine.com/blog/2009/12/17/sea-smoke-on-penobscot-bay-maine-winter/ http://2bnmaine.com/blog/2009/12/17/sea-smoke-on-penobscot-bay-maine-winter/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:19:07 +0000 2bnMaine http://2bnmaine.com/blog/?p=5581

Sea smoke occurs when the air is much colder than the water below. It’s essentially a cloud. The evaporation happens faster than the air can absorb the water vapor and the surface wind blows it across the sea.

Just another beautiful, but chilly, part of winter in Maine.

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