Outliers and Over 60° Zenith Angle Salar de Uyuni dry season

May – November, 2012

Location “B” Results

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Dry Season Location B

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Night Passes Separated by Calendar Month Location B

This was a test to see if any of the months tended to have higher or lower Reflectance values compared to other months. I’m not seeing any discrepancies.

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April/May 2012, location B, Night Zenith

5/1 – saturated?5/2 – darker ?5/11 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

5/1 Zen=73.2 Ref=150.0 5/2 Zen=78.4 Ref=60.2 5/3 Zen=60.7 Ref=64.4

5/11 Zen=63.3 Ref=62.3

5/3 Zen=57.4 Ref=88.4

High Reflectance under 60° zenith Angle

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May/June 2012, location B, Night Zenith

6/11 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

5/31 Zen=71.9 Ref=78.1 6/10 Zen=62.4 Ref=64.5

6/11 Zen=78.4 Ref=60.7

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June/July 2012, location B, Night Zenith

6/28 – speckled6/29 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

6/28 Zen=82.0 Ref=92.9 6/29 Zen=86.6 Ref=70.3

6/30 Zen=68.8 Ref=70.4 7/11 Zen=75.7 Ref=79.3

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July/August 2012, location B, Night Zenith

8/9 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

8/8 Zen=64.9 Ref=70.1

8/9 Zen=79.6 Ref=73.9

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August/September 2012, location B, Night Zenith

9/7 – darker/wet?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

9/7 Zen=63.6 Ref=62.7

9/8 Zen=77.0 Ref=63.0

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September/October 2012, location B, Night Zenith

9/24 – slight speckle?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

9/24 Zen=85.5 Ref=91.5

10/6 Zen=66.7 Ref=67.0

9/25 Zen=70.5 Ref=76.7

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October/November 2012, location B, Night Zenith

10/23 – speckled11/7 - speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

10/23 Zen=81.9 Ref=89.1 10/25 Zen=77.6 Ref=76.3 11/05 Zen=60.8 Ref=66.5

11/06 Zen=72.4 Ref=76.3 11/04 Zen=51.0 Ref=52.011/07 Zen=85.1 Ref=76.5

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November/December 2012, location B, Night Zenith

11/24 – near cloud shadow?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

11/23 Zen=77.8 Ref=96.7

11/24 Zen=65.7 Ref=85.7

Location “D” Results

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Dry Season Location D

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Night Passes Separated by Calendar Month Location D

This was a test to see if any of the months tended to have higher or lower Reflectance values compared to other months. I’m not seeing any discrepancies.

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April/May 2012, Location D, Night Zenith

5/1 – saturated?5/2 – darker?5/11 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

5/1 Zen=73.1 Ref=150.0 5/2 Zen=78.2 Ref=69.2 5/3 Zen=71.8 Ref=64.4

5/11 Zen=63.5 Ref=57.2

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May/June 2012, location D, Night Zenith

6/11 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

5/31 Zen=71.6 Ref=86.9 6/10 Zen=62.6 Ref=64.1

6/11 Zen=78.7 Ref=64.1

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June/July 2012, location D, Night Zenith

6/28 – granule edge6/29 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

6/28 Zen=81.7 Ref=66.0 6/29 Zen=86.3 Ref=85.9

6/30 Zen=68.5 Ref=73.6 7/11 Zen=75.7 Ref=79.3

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June/July 2012, location D, Day Zenith

6/28 – navigation

Values for Reflectance less than 50.0

6/28 Zen=56.5 Ref=43.8

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July/August 2012, location D, Night Zenith

8/9 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

8/8 Zen=65.2 Ref=57.0

8/9 Zen=79.9 Ref=53.3

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August/September 2012, location D, Night Zenith

9/7 – darker/wet?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

9/7 Zen=64.0 Ref=65.2

9/8 Zen=77.3 Ref=61.4

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September/October 2012, location D, Night Zenith

9/24 – slight speckle?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

9/24 Zen=85.1 Ref=78.4

10/6 Zen=67.0 Ref=65.6

9/25 Zen=70.2 Ref=84.7

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September/October 2012, location D, Day Zenith

10/2 – Navigation

Values for Reflectance less than 50.0

10/2 Zen=42.6 Ref=42.3

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October/November 2012, location D, Night Zenith

10/23 – speckled11/7 – off edge

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

10/23 Zen=81.9 Ref=89.1 10/25 Zen=77.6 Ref=76.3 11/05 Zen=60.8 Ref=66.5

11/06 Zen=72.4 Ref=76.3 11/07 Zen=85.1 Ref=76.5

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November/December 2012, location D, Night Zenith

11/23 – near cloud shadow?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

11/23 Zen=77.6 Ref=91.0

11/24 Zen=65.5 Ref=79.0

Location “E” Results

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Dry Season Location E

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Night Passes Separated by Calendar Month Location E

This was a test to see if any of the months tended to have higher or lower Reflectance values compared to other months. I’m not seeing any discrepancies.

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April/May 2012, Location E, Night Zenith

5/1 – saturated?5/2 – dark?5/11 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

5/1 Zen=73.1 Ref=150.0 5/2 Zen=78.2 Ref=60.2 5/3 Zen=74.6 Ref=64.4

5/11 Zen=63.5 Ref=48.5

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May/June 2012, location E, Night Zenith

6/11 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

5/31 Zen=71.6 Ref=79.5 6/10 Zen=62.6 Ref=63.1

6/11 Zen=78.7 Ref=57.3

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June/July 2012, location E, Night Zenith

6/28 – speckled6/29 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

6/28 Zen=82.0 Ref=92.9 6/29 Zen=86.6 Ref=70.3

6/30 Zen=68.8 Ref=70.4 7/11 Zen=75.7 Ref=79.3

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June/July 2012, location E, Day Zenith

6/28 – navigation

Values for Reflectance less than 50.0

6/28 Zen=56.5 Ref=43.8

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June/July 2012, location D, Day Zenith

6/28 – navigation

Values for Reflectance less than 50.0

6/28 Zen=56.5 Ref=33.0

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July/August 2012, location E, Night Zenith

8/9 – speckled

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

8/8 Zen=61.6 Ref=57.0

8/9 Zen=79.9 Ref=53.9

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August/September 2012, location E, Night Zenith

9/7 – darker/nav?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

9/7 Zen=63.9 Ref=53.6

9/8 Zen=77.3 Ref=71.8

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September/October 2012, location E, Night Zenith

9/24 – slight speckle?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

9/24 Zen=85.2 Ref=77.6

10/6 Zen=67.0 Ref=60.7

9/25 Zen=70.2 Ref=79.3

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September/October 2012, location E, Day Zenith

10/2 – Navigation?

Values for Reflectance less than 50.0

10/2 Zen=42.6 Ref=34.9

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October/November 2012, location E, Night Zenith

10/23 – speckled11/7 – speckled/edge

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

10/23 Zen=81.7 Ref=99.0 10/25 Zen=77.4 Ref=68.5 11/05 Zen=61.1 Ref=66.3

11/06 Zen=72.7 Ref=72.1 11/07 Zen=85.3 Ref=86.4

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November/December 2012, location E, Night Zenith

11/23 – near cloud shadow?

Values for Zenith greater than 60°

11/23 Zen=77.6 Ref=100.5

11/24 Zen=65.5 Ref=80.6