UPPER_BUFFALO

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -93.203 / 35.8258

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]:	5.96
Distance to urban areas [km]:	0.61

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	62.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	52.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	67.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	74.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 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	9.00452057791
Rcv	0.199342874908
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0339680404887
Rsv	-0.0998550731798

Height range @ 1km [m]	116
Height range @ 2km [m]	201
Height range @ 5km [m]	245
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	3662
Variance slope @ 2 km	2474
Variance slope @ 5 km	1087
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

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

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

Variance slope @ 1 km	3.69524665107e-05
Variance slope @ 2 km	3.69441517899e-05
Variance slope @ 5 km	2.6725171605e-05
Variance slope @ 10 km	1.69364493416e-05
Variance slope @ 20 km	8.90465215498e-06

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	7.16553215014e-07
Rcv	0.185512901996
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.488369071417
Rsv	4186708.61322

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.0
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.06

NDVI slope @ 1 km	3.15724038606e-05
NDVI slope @ 2 km	3.28868112222e-05
NDVI slope @ 5 km	2.87339985234e-05
NDVI slope @ 10 km	2.01582764621e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	1.5091694801e-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.