Type #

Name of Cloud

Dataset #1

Jan 01, 2016

Dataset #2

Jan 06, 2016

Dataset #3

April 19, 2016

Dataset #4

June 01, 2016

Dataset #5

July 02, 2016

Dataset #6

Aug 29, 2016

SWA

13-15

SWA

15-16

SWA

13-15

SWA

15-16

SWA

13-15

SWA

15-16

SWA

13-15

SWA

15-16

SWA

13-15

SWA

15-16

SWA

13-15

SWA

15-16

1

High Cumulonimbus

ND

ND

ND

ND

D

D

ND

ND

ND

ND

D

D

2

Mid Cumulonimbus

ND

ND

D

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

D

ND

ND

ND

3

Cumulus/Nimbostratus

D

ND

D

ND

D

ND

D

ND

D

ND

D

ND

4

Dense Cirrus

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

5

Ice Cloud

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

6

Water Cloud/Stratocumulus/ Stratus

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

7

Thick Cirrus

ND

ND

D

ND

D

ND

ND

ND

D

ND

D

ND

8

Cirrus

D

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

D

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

9

Thin Cirrus

D

ND

D

D

D

D

D

ND

D

D

D

D

Surface temperature

Cloud top temperature

Estimated cloud top height

Ts = 288 K

T_CT = 288 K

h = 0 km

Ts = 286 K

T_CT = 240 K

h = 7.1 km

Ts = 288 K

T_CT = 248 K

h = 6.1 km

Ts = 295 K

T_CT = 289 K

h = 2.8 km

Ts = 299 K

T_CT = 257 K

h = 6.4 km

Ts = 301 K

T_CT = 290 K

h = 1.7 km

- Classification result:

No cloud

Dense Cirrus

Dense Cirrus

Thin Cirrus

Cirrus

Stratocumulus

- Verification result:

=True

=True

=True

=False

=True

=True