GORONGOSA

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 34.3508 / -18.9784

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]:	11.25
Distance to urban areas [km]:	none in region

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	91.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	87.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	8
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	44.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	9
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	25.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	10
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	29.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	7.22347845232
Rcv	0.102407881289
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0265748513691
Rsv	-0.286329643478

Height range @ 1km [m]	5
Height range @ 2km [m]	7
Height range @ 5km [m]	10
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	3
Variance slope @ 2 km	2
Variance slope @ 5 km	1
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 [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.11

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000255121723134
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.00031183752686
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000202560753875
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000121586421341
Variance slope @ 20 km	8.17086016996e-05

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.96009865384
Rcv	0.232987020781
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.247388788823
Rsv	1.05015939796

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.14
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.19

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000239984609927
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000313971962585
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000238896875185
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000156681828576
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.000138748668067

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.0073105782821
Ordinary least square:	-0.00564526747042

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	2.6 %
Ordinary least square:	4.1 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.00464600228789
Ordinary least square:	-0.00482728106481

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	3.4 %
Ordinary least square:	4.2 %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.0172537862903
Ordinary least square:	-0.050829872903

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	3.1 %
Ordinary least square:	4.2 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.0134627882135
Ordinary least square:	-0.0483798192058

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	3.1 %
Ordinary least square:	4.2 %

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.