Table 2.
The 19 AERONET sites involved in ACIX
| TEST SITES * | Zone** | Land Cover | AERONET station | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lat, lon | ||||
| Temperate | Carpentras [France] | Temperate | vegetated, bare soil, coastal | 44.083, 5.058 |
| Davos [Switzerland] | Temperate | forest, snow, agriculture | 46.813, 9.844 | |
| Beijing [China] | Temperate | urban, mountains | 39.977, 116.381 | |
| Canberra [Australia] | Temperate | urban, vegetated, water | −35.271, 149.111 | |
| Pretoria_CSIR-DPSS [South Africa] | Temperate | urban, semi-arid | −25.757, 28.280 | |
| Sioux_Falls [USA] | Temperate | cropland, vegetated | 43.736, −96.626 | |
| GSFC [USA] | Temperate | urban, forest, cropland, water | 38.992, −76.840 | |
| Yakutsk [Russia] | Temperate | forest, river, snow | 61.662, 129.367 | |
| Arid | Banizoumbou [Niger] | Tropical | desert, cropland | 13.541, 2.665, |
| Capo_Verde [ Capo Verde] | Tropical | desert, ocean | 16.733, −22.935 | |
| SEDE_BOKER [Israel] | Temperate | desert | 34.782, 30.855 | |
| Equatorial Forest | Alta_Floresta [Brazil] | Tropical | cropland, urban, forest | −9.871, −56.104 |
| ND_Marbel_Univ [Philippines] | Tropical | cropland, urban, forest | 6.496, 124.843 | |
| Boreal | Rimrock [USA] | Temperate | semi-arid | 46.487, −116.992 |
| Coastal | Thornton C-power [Belgium] | Temperate | water, vegetated | 51.532, 2.955 |
| Gloria [Romania] | Temperate | water, vegetated | 44.600, 29.360 | |
| Sirmione_Museo_GC [Italy] | Temperate | water, vegetated , urban | 45.500, 10.606 | |
| Venice [Italy] | Temperate | water, vegetated , urban | 45.314, 12.508 | |
| WaveCIS_Site_CSI_6 [USA] | Temperate | water, vegetated | 28.867, −90.483 | |
*
Selected considering the AERONET data availability. The nomenclature for the site names is according to the AERONET sites.
**
The nomenclature for latitude region was Arctic>66.5°, 66.5°<Temperate<23.5, 23.5°<Tropical<−23.5° and equivalent for southern hemisphere latitudes.