US-VAR

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -120.9507 / 38.4133

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]:	7.19
Distance to urban areas [km]:	5.43

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	1
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	100.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	95.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	3
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	94.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	95.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	5
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	87.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	0.0420491458802
Rcv	0.444371375561
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.000132919609172
Rsv	70.9005833921

Height range @ 1km [m]	40
Height range @ 2km [m]	77
Height range @ 5km [m]	128
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	218
Variance slope @ 2 km	253
Variance slope @ 5 km	350
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.82335402765
Rcv	0.401522836995
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.243797039188
Rsv	-0.999999658317

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.07
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.12
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.14
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.12

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000310870719458
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000332465075242
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000309256615782
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000171041902332
Variance slope @ 20 km	5.30650173792e-05

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	0.366245176987
Rcv	-0.0021937968747
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.108472533051
Rsv	8.08056781733

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.03
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.12
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.13
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.28

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000452822272097
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000488200794369
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000529508785149
NDVI slope @ 10 km	0.000410379960836
NDVI slope @ 20 km	0.00025881194674

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.