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Table 2 Model statistics for data withheld from model development. Root mean squared error (RMSE), mean normalized burn ratio (NBR) and standard deviation (S.D.), and R2 of a linear regression of observed and predicted Normalized burn ratio for each model year. Models were built using 20% of observations, with the remaining 80% withheld for validation

From: Climate limits vegetation green-up more than slope, soil erodibility, and immediate precipitation following high-severity wildfire

 

RMSE

Mean (NBR)

S.D.

Observed NBR ~ predicted, R2

Year 1

0.73

− 60.09

128.88

0.6

Year 2

0.46

15.16

115.25

0.65

Year 3

0.13

91.07

115.66

0.71

Year 4

0.27

167.02

129.38

0.75

Year 5

0.71

242.65

152.46

0.74