High Pollution Loadings Influence the Reliability of Himawari-8 Cloud-Mask in Comparison with Space-Based Lidar and Surface Observations

<div>Observed zones of Himawari-8/AHI over Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the typical CALIPSO trajectories at daytime. PM<sub>2.5</sub> (black dots) observed sites are managed and operated by the China National Environmental Monitoring Center (CNEMC).</div>

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Figure 1: High Pollution Loadings Influence the Reliability of Himawari-8 Cloud-Mask in Comparison with Space-Based Lidar and Surface Observations 