HOPE-RWTH-AACHEN

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 6.0606 / 50.7777

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]:	15.37
Distance to urban areas [km]:	0.16

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:	3
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	90.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	58.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	45.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	37.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.90192779998
Rcv	0.585981503573
Rse	0.0
Rst	-1.15381661149e-06
Rsv	-0.991364285032

Height range @ 1km [m]	40
Height range @ 2km [m]	62
Height range @ 5km [m]	163
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	520
Variance slope @ 2 km	489
Variance slope @ 5 km	400
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	150.107313082
Rcv	-0.00592802537292
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.00442643095291
Rsv	-0.0096312454924

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.17
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.25
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.2
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.18

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000230299771354
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000265097638311
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000269710027627
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000218175043926
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000161552763434

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	10.9263406136
Rcv	-0.166872707252
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0365239558092
Rsv	0.0711691871263

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.17
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.19
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.2
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.23

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000222657977797
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000265608408778
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000306311820717
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000299629097522
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.000299355526933

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.00784250165645
Ordinary least square:	-0.00735173546007

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	3.1 %
Ordinary least square:	4.4 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.0039008546096
Ordinary least square:	-0.000752115264076

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	0.0 %
Ordinary least square:	6.1 %

+057/+063 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 %

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.