Climatology of precipitation and clouds over INTERAREA_JAPAN
INTERAREA JAPAN

General info Precipitation System properties Cloud Seasonal variation Diurnal variation Vertical Structure Extreme events Time series

Cloud geographical distribution Over INTERAREA_JAPAN , mean high level (10-14 km) cloud volume fraction is about 5.5%. Mean mid level (5-10 km) cloud volume fraction is about 5.8%. Mean low level (1-5 km) cloud volume fraction is about 8.3%. Cloud seasonal and diurnal variation Seasonal and day vs. night variations of high, mid and low level cloud fraction over INTERAREA_JAPAN are shown in following figure. You may check the details of cloud fraction in various seasons and at different local times.