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In order to improve the accuracy of obtaining the cloud top height with OCO-2, we proposed a cloud phase recognition algorithm based on the threshold of parameter \u03b1; \u03b1 is defined as the reflectivity ratio of the region with weak continuous absorption of the oxygen A band to the region with weak continuous absorption of the CO2 1.6 \u00b5m band. The \u03b1 under different solar zenith angles and different ground albedos was calculated. The results show the following: under the same surface albedo and solar zenith angle, \u03b1 was large for ice clouds and small for water clouds. Under the same surface albedo, the greater the solar zenith angle, the smaller the \u03b1 of the ice cloud, and the larger the \u03b1 of the water cloud. Under the same solar zenith angle, the greater the surface albedo, the smaller the \u03b1; when the solar zenith angle was less than 70\u00b0, \u03b1 can be used to effectively distinguish between the ice cloud and water cloud. 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