Land Surface Temperature anomaly#

The objective is to evaluate the monthly deviation of temperature over the country based on MOD11 data. This is achieved through analysis of Anomalies, (i.e. a comparison against a reference).

How it works

The anomaly is calculated based on difference of the average.

LST anomaly (°C) = LST - mean_LST

where:

  • LST is the current value of LST.

  • mean_LST is the long-term average value of LST.

LST and LST long-term average derived from MODIS data.

About the data

Characteristic

Description

Function

Displays 8-days, 16-days and monthly LST anomaly data

Variable

LST anomaly

Geographic coverage

Regional (16-days) and Global (monthly)

Spatial resolution

5.6 km and 1 km at equator

Temporal resolution

Monthly, 16-days, and 8-days.

Format

GeoTIFF

Unit

Degrees Celcius (°C)

Symbology

The threshold and the symbology for the 8-days land surface temperature difference anomaly in degree celcius (°C) can follow below colorcodes and image.

Class

Hex

RGB

-10 and below

#b2182b #b2182b

rgb(178,24,43)

-10 to -5

#d6604d #d6604d

rgb(214,96,77)

-5 to -2

#f4a582 #f4a582

rgb(244,165,130)

-2 to -1

#fddbc7 #fddbc7

rgb(253,219,199)

-1 to +1

#f7f7f7 #f7f7f7

rgb(247,247,247)

+1 to +2

#d1e5f0 #d1e5f0

rgb(209,229,240)

+2 to +5

#92c5de #92c5de

rgb(146,197,222)

+5 to +10

#4393c3 #4393c3

rgb(67,147,195)

+10 and above

#2166ac #2166ac

rgb(33,102,172)

Data access

Global LST and anomaly data available at DEC S3: