Verification for Different Contrail Parameterizations Based on Integrated Satellite Observation and ECMWF Reanalysis Data

Table 1

Characteristics of the Himawari-8 AHI instrument.

Band	Center wavelength	Bandwidth	Resolution at SSP; (subsatellite point)	Prime measurement objectives and use of sample data
	470 nm	50 nm	1.0 km	Daytime aerosol over land, coastal water mapping
	510 nm	20 nm	1.0 km	Green band to produce color composite imagery
	644 nm	30 nm	0.5 km	Daytime vegetation/burn scar and aerosols over water, winds
	860 nm	20 nm	1.0 km	Daytime cirrus cloud
	1610 nm	20 nm	2.0 km	Daytime cloud-top phase and particle size, snow
	2260 nm	20 nm	2.0 km	Daytime cloud properties, particle size, vegetation, snow
	3.90 µm	0.22 µm	2.0 km	Surface and cloud, fog at night, fire, winds
	6.185 µm	0.37 µm	2.0 km	High-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall
	6.95 µm	0.12 µm	2.0 km	Mid-level atmospheric water vapor, winds, rainfall
	7.40 µm	0.17 µm	2.0 km	Lower-level water vapor, winds and SO2
	8.50 µm	0.32 µm	2.0 km	Total water for stability, cloud phase, dust, SO2, rainfall
	9.61 µm	0.18 µm	2.0 km	Total ozone, turbulence, winds
	10.35 µm	0.30 µm	2.0 km	Surface and cloud
	11.20 µm	0.20 µm	2.0 km	Imagery, SST, clouds, rainfall
	12.30 µm	0.30 µm	2.0 km	Total water, ash, SST
	13.30 µm	0.20 µm	2.0 km	Air temperature, cloud heights and amounts