Table 5.
The initial covariates used in the final multivariate model
| Term ID | Variable | Spatial summary | Temporal summary | Temporal anomaly | Temporal lag | Multiple use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | EVI | Max | Dynamic monthly | Difference from synoptic annual | 3 months | - |
| T2 | EVI | Max | Dynamic monthly | - | 4 months | - |
| T3 | EVI | Mean | Dynamic monthly | Difference from synoptic annual | Varies | 3 |
| T4 | EVI | Min | Dynamic monthly | Difference from synoptic monthly | 0 months | - |
| T5 | Land cover class 12 - Croplands | Fractional | Dynamic annual | - | - | - |
| T6 | Land cover class 13 – Urban | Fractional | Dynamic annual | - | - | - |
| T7 | Land cover class 14 – Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic | Fractional | Dynamic annual | - | - | 2 |
| T8 | LST day | Max | Synoptic monthly mean | - | 0 months | - |
| T9 | LST day | Mean | Synoptic monthly standard deviation | - | 1 month | - |
| T10 | LST day | Range | Synoptic Monthly Mean | - | Varies | 3 |
| T11 | LST day | Standard deviation | Synoptic Monthly Mean | - | 2 months | - |
| T12 | LST Day | Standard deviation | Synoptic monthly standard deviation | - | 3 months | - |
| T13 | LST night | Mean | Synoptic annual mean | - | - | - |
| T14 | LST night | Mean | Dynamic monthly | Difference from synoptic annual | 0 months | - |
| T15 | LST night | Min | Synoptic monthly standard deviation | - | 4 months | - |
| T16 | LST night | Range | Synoptic monthly mean | - | 2 months | - |
| T17 | LST diurnal change | Max | Synoptic annual mean | - | - | - |
| T18 | LST diurnal change | Max | Dynamic monthly | - | 0 months | - |
| T19 | LST diurnal change | Mean | Dynamic monthly | - | 0 months | - |
| T20 | LST diurnal change | Mean | Synoptic monthly mean | - | 1 month | - |
| T21 | PET | Mean | Static | - | - | - |
| T22 | Precipitation (A0) | Mean | Static | - | - | - |
| T23 | Precipitation (A2) | Mean | Static | - | - | - |
| T24 | Slope less than 2 degrees | Fractional | Static | - | - | - |
| T25 | Slope less than 5 degrees | Fractional | Static | - | - | - |
| T26 | Elevation | Max | Static | - | - | - |
| T27 | TCB | Range | Synoptic monthly mean | - | 0 months | - |
| T28 | TCW | Min | Dynamic monthly | - | Varies | 2 |
| T29 | TCW | Range | Synoptic monthly mean | - | 2 months | 2 |
| T30 | TCW | Standard deviation | Dynamic monthly | - | 3 months | - |
| T31 | TSI | Mean | Synoptic monthly standard Deviation | - | 2 months | - |
| T32 | TSI | Min | Dynamic monthly | - | 3 months | - |
Each was utilized as one half of the interaction terms shown in Table 4.