Table 2 Climate and topographic variable names and descriptions
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
MAP | Post-fire anomaly of mean annual precipitation (mm) |
GSP | Post-fire anomaly of growing season precipitation (Apr to Sep; mm) |
WINP | Post-fire anomaly of winter precipitation (Nov + Dec + Jan + Feb; mm) |
MAT | Post-fire anomaly of mean annual temperature (°C) |
MMAX | Post-fire anomaly of mean maximum temperature in warmest month (°C) |
MMIN | Post-fire anomaly of mean minimum temperature in coldest month (°C) |
DIST | Distance to unburn (m) |
CURV | McNab’s curvature (McNab 1989) |
SLOPE | Slope (degrees) |
TRASP | Transformed aspect (Roberts and Cooper 1989) |