Table 1.
Environmental Data Sets Used as Explanatory Variables
| Data set | Spatial resolution/map scale | Temporal resolution | Time frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODIS MCD43A4 (collection 6) | 500 m | Daily, based on 16‐day moving window | 2004–2017 | https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/ |
| NLDAS | 1/8° (at 40° north, 13.9‐km latitude, and 10.7 longitude) | Hourly | 2004–2017 | https://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| NLCD | 30 m | NA | 2011 | https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
| NWI | 1:24,000 | NA | 2017 | https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/ |
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| SSURGO | 10 m | NA | 2018 | https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
| NED | 1 arcsec (approximately 30 m) | NA | n.d. | https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
Note. MODIS = Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer; NLDAS = North American Land Data Assimilation System; NLCD = National Land Cover Database; NWI = National Wetlands Inventory; SSURGO = Soil Survey Geographic; NED = National Elevation Data Set; NA = not applicable; n.d. = no date.