In this paper it is reported that in winter the normal amount of cloud is large in the region where the value of_??_h⋅∇hT, _??_h and ∇hT being the horizontal component of wind and the air temperature gradient respectively, is negative, and vice versa. Some exceptions, however, may be seen over the sea.
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