WALKERBRANCH

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -84.287 / 35.958

Source network: EOS_LAND

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]:	1.63
Distance to urban areas [km]:	1.12

Radius: 1 km

Number of landcover classes:	2
Dominant landcover type:	61: Tree cover, broadleaved, decidous (closed > 40%)
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	55.0

Radius: 2 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	54.0

Radius: 5 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	33.0

Radius: 10 km

Number of landcover classes:	7
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	49.0

Radius: 20 km

Number of landcover classes:	6
Dominant landcover type:	130: grassland
Fraction of dominant landcover type [%]:	60.0

Disturbances

Heterogeneity analysis

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

Topography

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	18.6608017029
Rcv	0.0523413325108
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0768680685882
Rsv	0.0315553960279

Height range @ 1km [m]	68
Height range @ 2km [m]	90
Height range @ 5km [m]	97
Height range @ 10km [m]	-999
Height range @ 20km [m]	-999

Variance slope @ 1 km	707
Variance slope @ 2 km	338
Variance slope @ 5 km	149
Variance slope @ 10 km	-999
Variance slope @ 20 km	-999

NDVI (max. NDVI composite)

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	3.05836058166e-08
Rcv	0.485546327844
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.00294276515097
Rsv	98091768.6113

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.16
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.14
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.18

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000235450758398
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000251232524056
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000235600347166
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000180435653714
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000124840758841

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	1.77189991003e-07
Rcv	0.313699604277
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0446478816401
Rsv	16930978.5475

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.09

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000136279616204
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000145537426468
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000134432952439
NDVI slope @ 10 km	8.85626741471e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	3.17414349345e-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.