SKUKUZA

Location

lon / lat [deg]: 31.5875 / -24.9917

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]:	0.78
Distance to urban areas [km]:	19.0

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	76.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	81.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	76.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	73.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	62: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (open 15-40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	73.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	3.07319695733
Rcv	0.337822474854
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0407043456209
Rsv	0.597655325236

Height range @ 1km [m]	25
Height range @ 2km [m]	35
Height range @ 5km [m]	57
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	105
Variance slope @ 2 km	98
Variance slope @ 5 km	66
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	7.65924091048
Rcv	-0.160095300312
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.181250939418
Rsv	-0.0503374839

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.05

Variance slope @ 1 km	2.58017442609e-05
Variance slope @ 2 km	3.34906819808e-05
Variance slope @ 5 km	3.12744928335e-05
Variance slope @ 10 km	1.92398753133e-05
Variance slope @ 20 km	9.15628712852e-06

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	2.74995237249
Rcv	-0.0283671515751
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.241152988034
Rsv	0.821407845186

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.05

NDVI slope @ 1 km	2.38066670782e-05
NDVI slope @ 2 km	3.40360875763e-05
NDVI slope @ 5 km	3.32233102784e-05
NDVI slope @ 10 km	2.0102095706e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	1.14606512509e-05

Temporal stability analysis

+000 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	5.02109060683e-05
Ordinary least square:	0.00239146168479

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	40.4 %
Ordinary least square:	6.6 %

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	-0.000657260902467
Ordinary least square:	-3.8166349909e-05

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	22.1 %
Ordinary least square:	10.9 %

+057/+063 deg (BHR)

BHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00381243850226
Ordinary least square:	-0.018455083626

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

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

DHR statistics

Temporal stability [1/decade]:

		abs	rel
Weighted least square:	0.00761129513404
Ordinary least square:	-0.0171248380135

Probabilities that GCOS criteria is met:

Weighted least square:	0.0 %
Ordinary least square:	4.2 %

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.