Inoue,

1987

Inoue &

Ackerman,

2002

Lutz & Inoue,

2003

Hamada, 2004

This Research

SWA13-15

SWA15-16

X-axis BT

11 µm

11 µm

11 µm

11 µm

10.4 µm

12.4 µm

Threshold X-axis

-

−20˚C & Clear BT

400 Pa, 600 Pa

250 K

Winter: 245 & 253 K

Summer: 250 & 258 K

Winter: 248 & 256 K

Summer: 253 & 261 K

Y-axis BTD

11 - 12 µm

11 - 12 µm

11 - 12 µm

11 - 12 µm

10.4 - 12.4 µm

12.4 - 13.3 µm

Threshold Y-axis

-

1˚C & ClearBTD

1 & 2.5

0.5 & 2.5

Winter: 0.6 & 3.2 K

Summer: 0.9 & 4.5 K

Winter: 1.0 & 14 K

Summer: 0.8 & 14 K

#Cloud type

4

3

8

4

9

9

Name of clouds

Cb, Cu, Dc, Ci

Cb, Ci, Cu

Hi-Cb, Mid-Cb, Lo-Cb, DCi, Water cloud/ice cloud, Thick Ci, Ci, Thin Ci

Cb, Dc, Ci, Cu

Hi-Cb, Mid-Cb, Cu, DCi, ice cloud, water cloud, Thick Ci, Ci, Thin Ci

Hi-Cb, Mid-Cb, Cu, DCi, ice cloud, water cloud, Thick Ci, Ci, Thin Ci

Main Data

NOAA7

NOOA9

MODIS

GMS-5

Himawari-8

Himawari-8