BEN_SALEM








Location

lon / lat [deg]: 9.914 / 35.5506

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]:

15.09

Distance to urban areas [km]:

13.45



Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:

2

Dominant landcover type:

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

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

68.0



Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:

2

Dominant landcover type:

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

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

59.0



Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

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

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

61.0



Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

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

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

48.0



Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

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

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

55.0





Disturbances









Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography



Roman et al. (2009) index


St

0.00155775006114

Rcv

1.06000362771

Rse

0.0

Rst

1.60513359828e-05

Rsv

1924.79450272



Height range @ 1km [m]

8

Height range @ 2km [m]

13

Height range @ 5km [m]

36

Height range @ 10km [m]

-999

Height range @ 20km [m]

-999



Variance slope @ 1 km

20

Variance slope @ 2 km

30

Variance slope @ 5 km

38

Variance slope @ 10 km

-999

Variance slope @ 20 km

-999







NDVI (max. NDVI composite)


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

2.81334470563

Rcv

0.784120694779

Rse

0.0

Rst

0.0824713275682

Rsv

0.199754378077



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.02

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.04

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.1

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.19

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.19



Variance slope @ 1 km

0.00038332753401

Variance slope @ 2 km

0.00041404016972

Variance slope @ 5 km

0.000423909680855

Variance slope @ 10 km

0.000308087091774

Variance slope @ 20 km

0.000135919535425







NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

1.79925918334

Rcv

0.609168036374

Rse

0.0

Rst

0.0581851200626

Rsv

-0.999999734008



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.02

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.02

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.03

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.08

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.08



NDVI slope @ 1 km

7.96277029606e-05

NDVI slope @ 2 km

8.63767831043e-05

NDVI slope @ 5 km

8.33993225212e-05

NDVI slope @ 10 km

4.54956563143e-05

NDVI slope @ 20 km

2.38511824032e-05







Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0137100860102






Ordinary least square:

-0.0148687799124










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.4 %

Ordinary least square:

2.6 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0128381700499






Ordinary least square:

-0.0151509354929










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.4 %

Ordinary least square:

2.5 %





+057/+063 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.00258563769873






Ordinary least square:

-0.0130934916623










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

6.0 %

Ordinary least square:

3.5 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

0.0108910617604






Ordinary least square:

-0.00560349721826










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

0.0 %

Ordinary least square:

4.4 %







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