BETHLEHEM








Location

lon / lat [deg]: 28.3333 / -28.2483

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]:

2.02

Distance to urban areas [km]:

0.31



Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

190: urban areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

57.0



Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

47.0



Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:

5

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

48.0



Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:

5

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

73.0



Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

83.0





Disturbances









Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography



Roman et al. (2009) index


St

4.2540855675

Rcv

0.150944266747

Rse

0.0

Rst

0.099334974428

Rsv

-0.454925191694



Height range @ 1km [m]

27

Height range @ 2km [m]

63

Height range @ 5km [m]

113

Height range @ 10km [m]

-999

Height range @ 20km [m]

-999



Variance slope @ 1 km

603

Variance slope @ 2 km

567

Variance slope @ 5 km

251

Variance slope @ 10 km

-999

Variance slope @ 20 km

-999







NDVI (max. NDVI composite)


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

2.47444914296

Rcv

0.214041313669

Rse

0.0

Rst

-0.414979101366

Rsv

-0.583370637146



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.0

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.04

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.09

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.09

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.08



Variance slope @ 1 km

0.000117660758275

Variance slope @ 2 km

0.000151849546769

Variance slope @ 5 km

0.000107851963356

Variance slope @ 10 km

4.73647153402e-05

Variance slope @ 20 km

1.64088246467e-05







NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

1.52350431439

Rcv

0.200835702638

Rse

0.0

Rst

-1.734393827

Rsv

0.0339148775455



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.01

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.03

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.06

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.06

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.04



NDVI slope @ 1 km

2.47015026823e-05

NDVI slope @ 2 km

3.20556337663e-05

NDVI slope @ 5 km

2.44997585826e-05

NDVI slope @ 10 km

1.27723412579e-05

NDVI slope @ 20 km

6.38752827361e-06







Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0085830145924






Ordinary least square:

-0.0086112940981










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.0 %

Ordinary least square:

2.9 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.00870562222133






Ordinary least square:

-0.00870002440786










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

1.9 %

Ordinary least square:

2.6 %





+057/+063 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.00626039739541






Ordinary least square:

-0.0108801187842










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

3.2 %

Ordinary least square:

4.1 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:



abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.00225655117171






Ordinary least square:

-0.00752452733735










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

6.8 %

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