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196615,515,4-0,025-2,484
196715,415,4-0,031-3,113
196815,315,4-0,037-3,742
196915,315,4-0,037-3,742
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We have started from the average temperature’s data of Rome, provided in class, for every year in the last 57 years.
From these data we have extracted 3 calculated values:
- Average5years= Average of the previous 2 years, the same year and the 2 subsequent ones
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percdeviation= [Tm [°C] – Total average (15,9°)] / Total average (15,9°)
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From the histogram we note that the average annual temperature remained under the total average of
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From 2007 to now, it has always grown.

COMBINED CHARTS

This graph overlaps the average percentage deviation of the temperatures (Average_ perc_deviation% -blue
bars), compared to the annual average variation of the temperatures (orange line). The axis Y on the sx contains the values of the Tm [°C], the axis Y on the dx contains the average % deviations values.
We recognize a basically similar trend.
In particular we note that until the 90’s the % deviation ramained often below the total average of 15,9°, instead, starting from the 2000’s, the average % deviation and the annual average temperatures undergo an unstoppable increase, except for 2004 e 2005.

This second graph overlaps the average percentage deviation of temperatures (Average_ perc_deviation% -
blue bars), compared to the average every five years (Average_5years -orange line). The axis Y on the sx contains the values of the average every five years, the axis Y on the dx contains the average % deviation values.
It is the same thing as above. The orange line results more flattened than the previous one, because it represents an average every 5 years.

DATA

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196615,515,4-0,025-2,484
196715,415,4-0,031-3,113
196815,315,4-0,037-3,742
196915,315,4-0,037-3,742
197015,615,5-0,019-1,855
197115,615,6-0,019-1,855
197215,615,6-0,019-1,855
197315,915,60,0000,033
197415,415,6-0,031-3,113
197515,415,6-0,031-3,113
197615,515,5-0,025-2,484
197715,815,6-0,006-0,597
197815,215,6-0,044-4,371
197916,115,60,0131,291
198015,215,7-0,044-4,371
198115,515,8-0,025-2,484
198216,315,60,0252,549
198315,715,7-0,012-1,226
198415,115,7-0,050-5,001
198515,915,60,0000,033
198615,315,6-0,037-3,742
198716,115,70,0131,291
198815,815,7-0,006-0,597
198915,215,7-0,044-4,371
199015,915,70,0000,033
199115,315,7-0,037-3,742
199216,216,00,0191,920
199315,915,90,0000,033
199416,615,80,0444,436
199515,415,8-0,031-3,113
199615,115,8-0,050-5,001
199715,815,6-0,006-0,597
199815,915,80,0000,033
199916,015,90,0070,662
200016,015,90,0070,662
200115,916,00,0000,033
200215,915,90,0000,033
200316,115,80,0131,291
200415,515,8-0,025-2,484
200515,515,8-0,025-2,484
200615,815,8-0,006-0,597
200716,116,00,0131,291
200816,216,00,0191,920
200916,416,10,0323,178
201015,716,1-0,012-1,226
201116,116,10,0131,291
201216,116,20,0131,291
201316,116,30,0131,291
201416,916,40,0636,324
201516,416,50,0323,178
201616,716,70,0515,066
201716,316,60,0252,549
201817,016,60,0706,953
201916,616,50,0444,436
202016,316,70,0252,549
202116,316,70,0252,549
202217,116,70,0767,582
202317,116,60,0767,582

IMAGES OF THE ESTATE OF CASTELPORZIANOIn this thematic map of 2016 it is possible to observe the reserve of Castelporziano, identifying the areas with different percentage of presence of Pinus Pinea L.
According to the legenda, the areas colored with a darker blue are those where the presence of domestic pines is greater.
In particular, the central area of the reserve, bordered by a red line, has a strong concentration of pines, so our attention has focused mainly on that part of the territory, to note the differences.
Year after year.

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USE OF FALSE COLOR URBAN
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These frequencies are used to distinguish more clearly urbanized areas in shades of white, gray or purple compared to those of vegetation, which remains visible in shades of green. Water is black or blue in color.
The following images and timelapse show that the dark green areas, corresponding to the presence of the domestic pines, over the years, they fade, tending to a brown-gray color, a sign of the impoverishment of the leaves of the trees.
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USE INDEX NDVI
The normalised vegetation difference index is a simple but effective way of quantifying green vegetation. It is a measure of vegetation health based on how well plants niflect light at certain wavelengths. The range of NDVI values is between -1 and 1. Negative NDVI values (values close to -1) correspond to water.
Values close to zero (-0.1 to 0.1) generally correspond to barren areas of rock, sand or snow.
Low, positive values represent shrubs and grasslands (around 0.2 to 0.4), while high values indicate temperate and tropical rainforests (values close to 1).
The combination of frequencies called NDVI is a simple but effective index to quantify green vegetation. It is a measure of the health of vegetation based on how plants reflect light, determined by wavelengths. The range is from -1 to 1. Negative NDVI values (values close to - 1) correspond to water. Values close to zero (- 0.1 to 0.1) generally correspond to barren areas of rock, sand or snow. Low, positive values represent shrubs and grasslands (around 0.2 to 0.4), while high values indicate temperate and tropical rainforests (values close to 1).
From the following photos, one can see a general decline in the health of the vegetation in the reserve. In 2018, the green is very intense, while in the following years, we can see that there appear large areas of lighter green.



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NDVI INDEX FOR A DELIMITED AREAUsing the same NDVI index, in these images we focused on the previously indicated portion of the territory and displayed the histogram showing the distribution of NDVI frequencies in that portion.
We note in particular that from 2021 the peak frequencies tend to move to the left towards central values, demonstrating the progressive weakening of the health of the vegetation in the reserve, already noted in the previous photos.
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USE INDEX SAVI
This vegetation index for soil is similar to the NDVI index but is used in areas where vegetation cover is low (<40%). The index is a transformation technique that minimizes the influence of soil brightness. It is useful when analyzing young crops, arid regions with sparse vegetation and exposed soil surfaces.
We took a sample of only two photos for example for this frequency: 2018 vs 2023, and also in this case there are significant drops in the intensity of the green and large areas with prevalence of soil.
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USE INDEX FALSE COLORThis very popular index uses near infrared bands, of red and green. This index in false colour is generally used to evaluate the density and the healt of the plants, because they reflect the near infrared and the green light while the y absorb the red. The pigment in the plant's leaves,the chlorophill, absorb the visible light (from 0.4 µm to 0.7 µm) that use in the photosinthesis. the cellular structure of the leaves, instead, reflect the near infrared's light (from 0.7 µm to 0.1.1 µm). more leaves a plant have more that wavelegths are influenced.
How we can see in the image below, an healty plant has an high absorption of the wavelenghts close to the color blue and the color red. Instead it reflects the green (in this way we see the plants of this color) and above all it assorbs so much the infrared (NIR) invisible to the naked eye.

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In 2017 the area highlighted in the first image measured 2.4kmq, while in 2023 the area shrank to a value of 1.3kmq
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