NJIAS Himawari-8/9 Cloud Feature Dataset (HCFD)–TyWNP

The NJIAS HCFD–TyWNP provides a comprehensive description of cloud features within a 20° × 20° longitude-latitude grid box surrounding the center of west North Pacific typhoons. It includes 24 variables, such as cloud mask, type, top height, optical thickness, and particle effective radius, which were generated from the visible and infrared measurements of the Advanced Himawari Imager onboard the Japanese geostationary satellites Himawari-8/9, based on a series of cloud retrieval algorithms developed by Dr. Zhuge. The dataset covers the period from 2016 to 2023, with a temporal resolution of 30 min and a spatial resolution of 0.02°. The data are now distributed under CC BY 4.0 license.