US-ARB

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -98.0402 / 35.5497

Source network: FLUXNET

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]:	2.61
Distance to urban areas [km]:	5.54

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	61.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	74.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	72.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	68.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	4
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	71.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	0.0493247912299
Rcv	0.497532151474
Rse	0.0
Rst	2.57151263288e-07
Rsv	60.3238096628

Height range @ 1km [m]	15
Height range @ 2km [m]	18
Height range @ 5km [m]	30
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	15
Variance slope @ 2 km	14
Variance slope @ 5 km	17
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.97120536099
Rcv	0.325753355998
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.196158331649
Rsv	-0.99999975769

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.16
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.15

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000269171735163
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000295524747802
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000294786547538
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000210038593618
Variance slope @ 20 km	7.59413907377e-05

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.28982047628e-07
Rcv	0.0517213400217
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.379255963378
Rsv	23259050.384

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.06
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.11
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.1

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000174994052153
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000180533012792
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000146951690005
NDVI slope @ 10 km	6.80147103738e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	2.18463758918e-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.