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The present study developed an advanced dual-satellite method (DSM) using FY-4A and Himawari-8 for LSF detection at dawn in terms of probability indices. Optimal thresholds for identifying the LSF from the spectral tests in DSM were determined by the comparison with ground observations of fog and clear sky in\/around Japan between April to November of 2018. Then the validation of these thresholds was carried out for the same months of 2019. The DSM essentially used two traditional single-satellite tests for daytime such as the 0.65-\u03bcm reflectance (R0.65), and the brightness temperature difference between 3.7 \u03bcm and 11 \u03bcm (BTD3.7-11); in addition to four more tests such as Himawari-8 R0.65 and BTD13.5-8.5, the dual-satellite stereoscopic difference in BTD3.7-11 (\u0394BTD3.7-11), and that in the Normalized Difference Snow Index (\u0394NDSI). The four were found to show very high skill scores (POD: 0.82 \u00b1 0.04; FAR, 0.10 \u00b1 0.04). The radiative transfer simulation supported optical characteristics of LSF in observations. The LSF probability indices (average POD: 0.83, FAR: 0.10) were constructed by a statistical combination of the four to derive the five-class probability values of LSF occurrence in a grid. The indices provided more details and useful results in LSF spatial distribution, compared to the single satellite observations (i.e., R0.65 and\/or BTD3.7-11) of either LSF or no LSF. 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