Daytime Cloud Mask for Himawari-8/9 (HIM-CLD-Day_Mask)

This cloud mask collection was generated for daytime Himawari-8/9 imagery using a newly developed algorithm by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), collaboratively among research teams, for the Australian continent and surrounding waters. The product was extensively validated against space-borne LiDAR to ensure its quality. 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).