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Daytime Cloud Type for Himawari-8/9 (HIM_CLD_Day_Type)

Created 21/03/2026

Updated 24/03/2026

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This cloud type product is part of the daytime cloud mask and properties collection, which was generated for daytime Himawari-8/9 imagery using the Qin et al. (2019) algorithm for the Australian continent and surrounding waters. The product is provided here in a regular latitude/longitude grid. It is also available in the original Himawari (geostationary) projection (WGS84, sub-satellite longitude = 140.7°E and satellite altitude = 35785863 meters). Please contact the authors for accessing the data, which is located on the Australian National Computational Infrastructure (NCI). Currently, a near-real-time algorithm/processor is being developed to improve data availability, and to extend production to Himawari-10 (2028-2045).

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Daytime Cloud Type for Himawari-8/9 (HIM_CLD_Day_Type)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2ab14795-dea6-49c0-8f98-631eefcfb4f2
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Yi.Qin@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/07/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -45.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Daytime Cloud Type for Himawari-8/9 (HIM_CLD_Day_Type)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/daytime-cloud-type-for-himawari-8-9-him_cld_day_type