WALKER_BRANCH

Location

lon / lat [deg]: -84.2875 / 35.9583

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]:	1.69
Distance to urban areas [km]:	1.08

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:	5
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 [%]:	34.0

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	17.0832524876
Rcv	0.0634410441422
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0628282890954
Rsv	0.049341253925

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	339
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	6.04734862175e-07
Rcv	0.469052944309
Rse	0.0
Rst	0.00197118913656
Rsv	4960851.28012

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.02
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.05
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.16
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.14
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.17

Variance slope @ 1 km	0.000234973878772
Variance slope @ 2 km	0.000250445610369
Variance slope @ 5 km	0.000234520440527
Variance slope @ 10 km	0.000179966068239
Variance slope @ 20 km	0.000124492874507

NDVI (min. NDVI composite)I

Roman et al. (2009) index
St	4.58686002939e-08
Rcv	0.302591157519
Rse	0.0
Rst	-0.0501145506233
Rsv	65404219.1085

NDVI range @ 1km [-]	0.01
NDVI range @ 2km [-]	0.04
NDVI range @ 5km [-]	0.1
NDVI range @ 10km [-]	0.09
NDVI range @ 20km [-]	0.09

NDVI slope @ 1 km	0.000135780024397
NDVI slope @ 2 km	0.000144501384126
NDVI slope @ 5 km	0.000133193540572
NDVI slope @ 10 km	8.83573707238e-05
NDVI slope @ 20 km	3.17995963874e-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.