SESHEKE







Location

lon / lat [deg]: 24.3039 / -17.4808

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]:

0.43

Distance to urban areas [km]:

2.21



Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:

4

Dominant landcover type:

130: grassland

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

40.0



Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:

5

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

48.0



Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:

8

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

44.0



Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:

8

Dominant landcover type:

10: cropland, rainfed

Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:

31.0



Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:

7

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

0.699456140901

Rcv

0.570626775975

Rse

0.0

Rst

4.67906040647e-06

Rsv

3.7184151693



Height range @ 1km [m]

15

Height range @ 2km [m]

17

Height range @ 5km [m]

67

Height range @ 10km [m]

-999

Height range @ 20km [m]

-999



Variance slope @ 1 km

62

Variance slope @ 2 km

89

Variance slope @ 5 km

123

Variance slope @ 10 km

-999

Variance slope @ 20 km

-999







NDVI (max. NDVI composite)


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

1.38811264175

Rcv

0.238378255774

Rse

0.0

Rst

-0.272178450379

Rsv

1.65065118848



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.07

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.1

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.12

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.15



Variance slope @ 1 km

0.000111127558209

Variance slope @ 2 km

0.00014343446546

Variance slope @ 5 km

0.000148392762044

Variance slope @ 10 km

0.000123527618252

Variance slope @ 20 km

0.00010158031771







NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I


Roman et al. (2009) index


St

1.87565539734

Rcv

0.616843109826

Rse

0.0

Rst

-1.09930324517e-07

Rsv

-0.982597703267



NDVI range @ 1km [-]

0.01

NDVI range @ 2km [-]

0.02

NDVI range @ 5km [-]

0.04

NDVI range @ 10km [-]

0.05

NDVI range @ 20km [-]

0.06



NDVI slope @ 1 km

2.03055169138e-05

NDVI slope @ 2 km

2.62700467576e-05

NDVI slope @ 5 km

2.70957417297e-05

NDVI slope @ 10 km

2.53717629025e-05

NDVI slope @ 20 km

1.45248273538e-05







Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

0.00572324714739






Ordinary least square:

0.00508724202578










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

0.1 %

Ordinary least square:

0.0 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

0.00628103312008






Ordinary least square:

0.00639312517765










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

0.2 %

Ordinary least square:

0.0 %





+057/+063 deg (BHR)




BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.0106489243017






Ordinary least square:

-0.0170209079529










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

2.9 %

Ordinary least square:

4.2 %





DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:


abs

rel


Weighted least square:

-0.00184020506437






Ordinary least square:

-0.0166622655551










Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:

7.3 %

Ordinary least square:

4.1 %







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.

+000 deg


+057/+063 deg