RAILROAD_VALLEY1

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -115.69 / 38.5

Source network: CEOS_LANDNET

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]:	4.77
Distance to urban areas [km]:	13.46

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	200: bare areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	200: bare areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	200: bare areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	92.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	200: bare areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	69.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	120: Shrubland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	72.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	11.4643960061
Rcv	0.131790739261
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0686677470658
Rsv	-0.0612212391832

Height range @ 1km [m]	3
Height range @ 2km [m]	3
Height range @ 5km [m]	4
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	0
Variance slope @ 2 km	0
Variance slope @ 5 km	0
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.08369983763
Rcv	1.58982453855
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.178469760859
Rsv	-0.999999923614

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.0
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.0
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.06
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.14

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.00012315163373
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000130155991943
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000140871551648
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000144227191995
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000120919615094

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	nan
Rcv	nan
Rse	nan
Rst	nan
Rsv	nan

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.09

NDVI slope @ 1 km	5.44630101028e-05
NDVI slope @ 2 km	5.81784906031e-05
NDVI slope @ 5 km	6.96440229376e-05
NDVI slope @ 10 km	7.0642803447e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	5.3047942549e-05

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.