LYDENBURG

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 30.7667 / -24.5667

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]:	2.99
Distance to urban areas [km]:	21.51

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	61.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	58.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	49.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	9
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	45.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	10
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	43.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	4.28507425524e-05
Rcv	0.903454697515
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0164547886418
Rsv	70009.5354829

Height range @ 1km [m]	106
Height range @ 2km [m]	175
Height range @ 5km [m]	600
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	12436
Variance slope @ 2 km	10687
Variance slope @ 5 km	6659
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	5.1501124126e-07
Rcv	0.126054590414
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.313101724613
Rsv	5825115.13048

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.16
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.2
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.24

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.00026254199919
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000381770059888
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000416607938602
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000336439462907
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000235105055557

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	3.08117337538
Rcv	0.146275312537
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.0295212870297
Rsv	0.79785844496

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.08
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.12
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.25
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.31

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000388350127888
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000618374068794
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000802067032502
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000754959204629
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.00051682396913

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.00248035460271
Ordinary least square:	0.00208452534188

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	6.1 %
Ordinary least square:	7.7 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.00524069977393
Ordinary least square:	0.00142555277406

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	2.4 %
Ordinary least square:	10.2 %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00230091639447
Ordinary least square:	-0.0440550407383

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	0.5 %
Ordinary least square:	4.3 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.0076782961538
Ordinary least square:	-0.0399177127868

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	0.0 %
Ordinary least square:	4.3 %

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.