Improvements to the CERES Cloud Detection Algorithm using Himawari 8 Data and Validation using CALIPSO and CATS Lidar Observations

Qing Trepte, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, United States, Patrick Minnis, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, United States, Rabindra Palikonda, Science Systems & Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, United States, Mr. Christopher R Yost, MS, Atmospheric Sciences, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, United States, Sharon D Rodier, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton, Hampton, VA, United States, Charles R Trepte, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States and Matthew J McGill, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States