AL_KHAZNAH







Location

lon / lat [deg]: 55.1006 / 24.1586

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




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Distance to open water bodies [km]:

44.76

Distance to urban areas [km]:

38.43



Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

150: Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

57.0



Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

200: bare areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

50.0



Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

200: bare areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

76.0



Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

200: bare areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

89.0



Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

200: bare areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

94.0





Disturbances







Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography



Roman et al. (2009) index


St

4.7289645564

Rcv

0.0194018019129

Rse

0.0

Rst

-0.135583776052

Rsv

0.479402767352



Height range @ 1km [m]

33

Height range @ 2km [m]

32

Height range @ 5km [m]

32

Height range @ 10km [m]

-999

Height range @ 20km [m]

-999



Variance slope @ 1 km

48

Variance slope @ 2 km

33

Variance slope @ 5 km

13

Variance slope @ 10 km

-999

Variance slope @ 20 km

-999







NDVI (max. NDVI composite)


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

5.26149960293

Rcv

0.239820004819

Rse

0.0

Rst

-0.0249055217466

Rsv

0.30545412304



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.01

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.07

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.07

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.07



Variance slope @ 1 km

4.48158370865e-05

Variance slope @ 2 km

5.93781615796e-05

Variance slope @ 5 km

6.00292696794e-05

Variance slope @ 10 km

4.91353519941e-05

Variance slope @ 20 km

2.81743959661e-05







NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

5.88342657377

Rcv

0.228266882447

Rse

0.0

Rst

-9.15604232888e-05

Rsv

0.28154849017



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.0

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.03

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.05



NDVI slope @ 1 km

1.60406476076e-05

NDVI slope @ 2 km

2.17444844419e-05

NDVI slope @ 5 km

2.40401175739e-05

NDVI slope @ 10 km

2.11371949922e-05

NDVI slope @ 20 km

1.32047947206e-05







Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0131820385014






Ordinary least square:

-0.0128371123106










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.2 %

Ordinary least square:

2.5 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.01574315884






Ordinary least square:

-0.0141914596286










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.4 %

Ordinary least square:

2.4 %





+057/+063 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0335512034786






Ordinary least square:

-0.0229546676147










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

3.7 %

Ordinary least square:

3.5 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0316118251219






Ordinary least square:

-0.0258590633339










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

3.5 %

Ordinary least square:

3.4 %







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