IASBS

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 48.5071 / 36.7052

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]:	8.96
Distance to urban areas [km]:	0.89

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	150: Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	78.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	150: Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	61.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	150: Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	60.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	150: Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	73.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	150: Sparse vegetation (tree, shrub, herbaceous cover) (<15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	78.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	0.012207120687
Rcv	0.504576416576
Rse	0.0
Rst	3.12760300118e-05
Rsv	245.253591716

Height range @ 1km [m]	77
Height range @ 2km [m]	199
Height range @ 5km [m]	508
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	2018
Variance slope @ 2 km	2572
Variance slope @ 5 km	5139
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.85779174411
Rcv	0.409267403284
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.205552998017
Rsv	-0.99999999475

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.08
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.16
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.2
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.19

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000274558894325
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000304290047903
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000294574653175
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000218392703506
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000164743400067

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.86045407588
Rcv	0.4967514867
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.115758512437
Rsv	-0.999999569844

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.06
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.07
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.07

NDVI slope @ 1 km	4.76058937177e-05
NDVI slope @ 2 km	5.14562267932e-05
NDVI slope @ 5 km	4.87450272832e-05
NDVI slope @ 10 km	2.73273451078e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	1.08505432715e-05

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00413440512876
Ordinary least square:	-0.00365578344274

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	0.0 %
Ordinary least square:	4.9 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00342735323122
Ordinary least square:	-0.00931673273768

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	0.0 %
Ordinary least square:	3.8 %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00369884339767
Ordinary least square:	-0.00263965551769

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	2.1 %
Ordinary least square:	5.2 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.000467391345009
Ordinary least square:	0.00269725498428

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	8.2 %
Ordinary least square:	5.5 %

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.