GREAT_FALLS

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -77.245 / 39.0053

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]:	0.34
Distance to urban areas [km]:	0.25

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	36.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	8
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	51.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	29.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	45.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	68.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	2.3034511486
Rcv	-0.0573624877266
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.153827316831
Rsv	1.09120378075

Height range @ 1km [m]	69
Height range @ 2km [m]	77
Height range @ 5km [m]	74
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	253
Variance slope @ 2 km	207
Variance slope @ 5 km	102
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	10.2401861584
Rcv	0.019280655247
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.213307381211
Rsv	-0.0603753876032

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.07
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.13
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.22

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000543237297787
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000576693429074
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000548710834778
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000424505169326
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000231750011181

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	20.5953170283
Rcv	0.0758680619324
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.020426213307
Rsv	0.049369906374

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.06
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.13

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000251651354045
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000265548146726
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000242415795666
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000150444631849
NDVI slope @ 20 km	6.71325349195e-05

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-99999.0
Ordinary least square:	-99999.0

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	-99999.0 %
Ordinary least square:	-99999.0 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-99999.0
Ordinary least square:	-99999.0

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	-99999.0 %
Ordinary least square:	-99999.0 %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	None
Ordinary least square:	None

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	None %
Ordinary least square:	None %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	None
Ordinary least square:	None

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	None %
Ordinary least square:	None %

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.