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Why are satellite cloud type observations based on cloud top pressure instead of temperature?

The ISCCP DEFINITION OF CLOUD TYPES is a table of cloud top (CT) pressure and optical thickness. I'm curious if anyone is able to explain the choice of CT pressure over temperature given cloud level ...
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