NCAR

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -105.2428 / 40.0375

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]:	2.13
Distance to urban areas [km]:	0.02

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	98.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	75.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	65.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	42.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	41.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.9829858198
Rcv	1.08915522815
Rse	0.0
Rst	-5.1068169064e-06
Rsv	-0.423709787477

Height range @ 1km [m]	21
Height range @ 2km [m]	48
Height range @ 5km [m]	123
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	865
Variance slope @ 2 km	898
Variance slope @ 5 km	825
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	4.88697495637
Rcv	-0.0543732781233
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.167776919162
Rsv	-0.391726490601

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

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000457497898324
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000515786267106
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000507180258192
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.00027920716914
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000115446957847

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.87187889905
Rcv	0.224484454741
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.386665197809
Rsv	0.991518127677

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.08
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.23
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.23

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000295776209955
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000323204500134
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.00038931685463
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000354323927716
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.000347520342381

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	None
Ordinary least square:	None

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	None %
Ordinary least square:	None %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	None
Ordinary least square:	None

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	None %
Ordinary least square:	None %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	None
Ordinary least square:	None

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	None %
Ordinary least square:	None %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	None
Ordinary least square:	None

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	None %
Ordinary least square:	None %

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.