Table 3.
Variable Importance in Projection (VIP) values and cumulative variance (VT2) explained by the top two factors
| Variable | VIP | VT2 |
|---|---|---|
| LAT | 0.8412 | 87.389 |
| LON | 1.3123 | 40.001 |
| MINaT | 1.0642 | 94.862 |
| MAXaT | 0.7268 | 84.903 |
| MThm | 0.9071 | 54.214 |
| ANT | 0.9467 | 94.576 |
| TW | 1.1786 | 87.605 |
| TAR | 1.0767 | 76.934 |
| MxR | 1.5335 | 42.358 |
| MiR | 1.0205 | 66.793 |
| HrA | 0.8146 | 72.517 |
| HrMx | 0.6934 | 71.635 |
| HrMi | 0.7508 | 67.205 |
| THI | 0.7357 | 82.224 |
LAT = latitude; LON = longitude; MAXaT = maximum average temperature; MThm = maximum temperature of the hottest month; MINaT = minimum average temperature; ANT = average annual temperature; TW (MAXaT-MINaT) = thermal width; TAR = total annual rainfall; MxR = maximum rainfall; MiR = minimum rainfall; HrA = relative average annual humidity (%); HrMx = maximum relative humidity (%); HrMi = minimum relative humidity (%); THI = Temperature Humidity Index [22] Variables discarded for posterior analysis are indicated in bold.