KILIMANJARO_BASE

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 37.3481 / -3.061

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]:	0.45
Distance to urban areas [km]:	29.3

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	220: permanent snow and ice
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	53.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	220: permanent snow and ice
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	46.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	180: shrub or herbaceous cover, flooded, fresh/saline/brakish water
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	50.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	120: Shrubland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	49.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	11
Dominant landcover type:	120: Shrubland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	39.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	4.07698994515
Rcv	0.298568266284
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.0242466083323
Rsv	0.413022113054

Height range @ 1km [m]	364
Height range @ 2km [m]	904
Height range @ 5km [m]	1612
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	33332
Variance slope @ 2 km	60468
Variance slope @ 5 km	98570
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	3.15445654217
Rcv	0.079389362614
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.639387910987
Rsv	-0.232258177323

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.35
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.6

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000743296268486
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.00119631310699
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.00226834868087
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.00368249625433
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.00367363536799

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	5.07456022944
Rcv	0.0177084025492
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.115575045267
Rsv	0.457900785764

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.27
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.5

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000677332565049
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.0010464002063
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.00170404207892
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.00233174143125
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.00212749444151

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.0206601155218
Ordinary least square:	-0.020932688325

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	3.2 %
Ordinary least square:	4.1 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.0163454632462
Ordinary least square:	-0.0284499803892

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	3.2 %
Ordinary least square:	4.1 %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.00552241942475
Ordinary least square:	0.016411357224

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	4.6 %
Ordinary least square:	3.5 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00189497121
Ordinary least square:	0.0169324845372

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	6.2 %
Ordinary least square:	2.5 %

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.