KILIMANJARO_TOP

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 37.3465 / -3.0592

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]:	0.26
Distance to urban areas [km]:	29.49

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	220: permanent snow and ice
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	50.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	220: permanent snow and ice
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	40.0

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 [%]:	49.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	120: Shrubland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	50.0

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	5.8003197028
Rcv	0.251903058549
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.0281999481421
Rsv	0.23710986324

Height range @ 1km [m]	397
Height range @ 2km [m]	934
Height range @ 5km [m]	1605
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	33143
Variance slope @ 2 km	59999
Variance slope @ 5 km	96329
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	3.20915435328
Rcv	0.061450610654
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.640890196008
Rsv	-0.232484904333

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.34
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.6

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000740203993689
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.00119167716663
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.00226467343611
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.00367387757517
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.00366286228619

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	4.65538073335
Rcv	0.0161140787585
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0990997620386
Rsv	0.529201765967

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.26
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.49

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000678250775682
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.00104876953352
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.00170806283977
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.00233084661483
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.00211925135711

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.