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.