CAIRO_UNIVERSITY







Location

lon / lat [deg]: 31.2073 / 30.0262

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]:

1.08

Distance to urban areas [km]:

0.04



Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:

1

Dominant landcover type:

190: urban areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

100.0



Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:

2

Dominant landcover type:

190: urban areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

91.0



Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:

2

Dominant landcover type:

190: urban areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

95.0



Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:

3

Dominant landcover type:

190: urban areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

90.0



Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

190: urban areas

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

53.0





Disturbances







Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography



Roman et al. (2009) index


St

0.560300340595

Rcv

0.164071482093

Rse

0.0

Rst

-0.394326005994

Rsv

4.79587375296



Height range @ 1km [m]

14

Height range @ 2km [m]

21

Height range @ 5km [m]

24

Height range @ 10km [m]

-999

Height range @ 20km [m]

-999



Variance slope @ 1 km

42

Variance slope @ 2 km

28

Variance slope @ 5 km

14

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 [-]

0.03

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.15

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.45

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.49



Variance slope @ 1 km

0.00154272608336

Variance slope @ 2 km

0.00173758489458

Variance slope @ 5 km

0.00242485452924

Variance slope @ 10 km

0.00259618814496

Variance slope @ 20 km

0.0019039651627







NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

nan

Rcv

nan

Rse

nan

Rst

nan

Rsv

nan



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.04

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.11

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.29

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.29



NDVI slope @ 1 km

0.000569084785958

NDVI slope @ 2 km

0.000641204193653

NDVI slope @ 5 km

0.000920031355059

NDVI slope @ 10 km

0.00101351586364

NDVI slope @ 20 km

0.000677956011183







Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0134049462496






Ordinary least square:

-0.0153566693747










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.2 %

Ordinary least square:

2.4 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0130627807711






Ordinary least square:

-0.0156918991578










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.1 %

Ordinary least square:

2.4 %





+057/+063 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0131942095015






Ordinary least square:

-0.0185203661574










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.7 %

Ordinary least square:

3.2 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.00397518307924






Ordinary least square:

-0.0101797540562










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

4.1 %

Ordinary least square:

3.3 %







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