UNIV_OF_HOUSTON

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -95.3416 / 29.7177

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]:	6.44
Distance to urban areas [km]:	0.13

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	97.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	190: urban areas
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	89.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	0.964127507285
Rcv	0.381709712041
Rse	0.0
Rst	1.72996309393
Rsv	-0.999948818064

Height range @ 1km [m]	11
Height range @ 2km [m]	10
Height range @ 5km [m]	11
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	10
Variance slope @ 2 km	4
Variance slope @ 5 km	2
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.42040527538
Rcv	0.674829459197
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.437257791645
Rsv	-0.999986008813

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.07
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.24
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.28
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.27

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000896947286889
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000990274299853
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000946252921811
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.00055431996265
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000317961418493

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.79600227445
Rcv	0.502024285983
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.401235986162
Rsv	0.767116231652

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.06
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.17
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.19
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.19

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000485074278833
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000532927862889
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000500931496523
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.00027365350042
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.000153270689563

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.