DEAD_SEA








Location

lon / lat [deg]: 35.45 / 31.1

Source network: AERONET







Geostationary surface albedo (GSA) data


“+000”


“+057/+063”


Landcover information (based on ESA CCI landcover data)


Landcover fractions @ 2km distance


Landcover fractions @ 20 km distance




Legend



Distance to open water bodies [km]:

0.2

Distance to urban areas [km]:

5.95



Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:

2

Dominant landcover type:

210: water bodies

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

89.0



Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:

2

Dominant landcover type:

210: water bodies

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

93.0



Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

210: water bodies

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

85.0



Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:

5

Dominant landcover type:

210: water bodies

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

52.0



Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

200: bare areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

64.0





Disturbances









Heterogeneity analysis

The heterogeneity analysis provides information about the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the site.

Topography



Roman et al. (2009) index


St

nan

Rcv

nan

Rse

nan

Rst

nan

Rsv

nan



Height range @ 1km [m]

-99999

Height range @ 2km [m]

-99999

Height range @ 5km [m]

-99999

Height range @ 10km [m]

-99999

Height range @ 20km [m]

-99999



Variance slope @ 1 km

-999

Variance slope @ 2 km

-999

Variance slope @ 5 km

-999

Variance slope @ 10 km

-999

Variance slope @ 20 km

-999







NDVI (max. NDVI composite)


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

nan

Rcv

nan

Rse

nan

Rst

nan

Rsv

nan



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.0

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.0

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.07

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.27

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.24



Variance slope @ 1 km

0.000371220112044

Variance slope @ 2 km

0.000410494520832

Variance slope @ 5 km

0.000539496172182

Variance slope @ 10 km

0.000486995290149

Variance slope @ 20 km

0.000321626627031







NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

nan

Rcv

nan

Rse

nan

Rst

nan

Rsv

nan



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.0

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.0

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.13

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.12



NDVI slope @ 1 km

0.000116915620207

NDVI slope @ 2 km

0.000129110054495

NDVI slope @ 5 km

0.000171032510463

NDVI slope @ 10 km

0.000163182773732

NDVI slope @ 20 km

0.000113421930987







Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0102320475356






Ordinary least square:

-0.0372188108813










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.3 %

Ordinary least square:

3.4 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0146844926444






Ordinary least square:

-0.037260426906










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.4 %

Ordinary least square:

3.4 %





+057/+063 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0165458230938






Ordinary least square:

-0.0287507020718










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

3.0 %

Ordinary least square:

3.7 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0173723376474






Ordinary least square:

-0.0313202747317










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

3.1 %

Ordinary least square:

3.8 %







Temporal anomaly analyis

The variance of the temporal anomalies provides an additional measure about the stability of the signal AFTER removal of the mean seasonal cylce.

+000 deg


+057/+063 deg