Table 1.
List of input features of the random forest regression model.
| Feature | Category | Computation area |
|---|---|---|
| Urban fraction | Land-Use and land cover changes | Regional average |
| Agricultural fraction | Land-Use and land cover changes | Regional average |
| Forest fraction | Land-Use and land cover changes | Regional average |
| Grassland fraction | Land-Use and land cover changes | Regional average |
| Surface air temperature | Thermodynamical parameters | Regional average |
| Dew point temperature | Thermodynamical parameters | Regional average |
| Relative humidity | Thermodynamical parameters | Regional average |
| Sea surface temperature | Thermodynamical parameters | Arabian Sea |
| Land–Ocean temperature gradient | Thermodynamical parameters | Arabian Sea and Indian subcontinent |
| Zonal component of the wind | Circulation parameters | Arabian Sea |
| Meridional component of the wind | Circulation parameters | Arabian Sea |
| Wind speed | Circulation parameters | Arabian Sea |
| MSE | Convective Instability | Arabian Sea |
| CAPE | Convective Instability | Bay of Bengal |
| Number of depressions | Convective Instability | Bay of Bengal |
| ENSO index | Natural climate variability | – |
| IOD index | Natural climate variability | – |