OBS-SSA

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -105.12 / 53.985

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]:	4.38
Distance to urban areas [km]:	none in region

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	70: Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	70: Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	98.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	70: Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	96.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	70: Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	82.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	70: Tree cover, needleleaved, evergreen, closed to open (>15%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	83.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	0.000362588694107
Rcv	0.136041735582
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.00962550555847
Rsv	8273.69201374

Height range @ 1km [m]	6
Height range @ 2km [m]	30
Height range @ 5km [m]	66
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	105
Variance slope @ 2 km	120
Variance slope @ 5 km	83
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.4624572449
Rcv	0.876906594819
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.174435706989
Rsv	-0.99999971893

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.08
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.32
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.24

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.00111068334368
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.0014112929137
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.00137485962178
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000685534131686
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000227889622856

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.16269636558
Rcv	1.53337297463
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.0468365606727
Rsv	-0.999999785735

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.18
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.28
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.3

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.00111092296165
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.00130967362799
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.00119481628052
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000662054988902
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.000230532292846

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.