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the cold water in cold surface ocean currents cools the air above it, which leads to stable atmospheric conditions. because cool air has less thermal energy than warm air, it tends to stay near the water’s surface. less water vapor is carried high into the atmosphere, so fewer clouds form and less precipitation occurs. however, this does not mean that clouds never form in coastal locations near cold surface ocean currents. when warmer air from the land meets cooler air above the water, a marine layer with fog and low clouds can result. this atmospheric phenomenon, sometimes called “june gloom” by coastal californians, is usually short - lived, giving way to abundant sunshine later in the day after the clouds have evaporated. what types of weather conditions would you predict to occur most often in coastal locations near cold surface ocean currents? pick two. hot and humid calm and sunny warm and stormy cool and foggy
The text states that cold surface ocean currents lead to stable atmospheric conditions with fewer clouds and less precipitation (suggesting calm and sunny). It also mentions that when warmer land air meets cooler water - air, a marine layer with fog and low clouds (cool and foggy) can result.
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calm and sunny, cool and foggy