Table 1 Predictor variables used in the machine learning downscaling.

From: Mt. Everest’s highest glacier is a sentinel for accelerating ice loss

Predictor

Units

Air temperature

Kelvin

Relative humidity

%

Cloud cover

Fraction

Specific humidity

kg kg−1

U wind

m s−1

V wind

m s−1

Vertical wind

Pa s−1

sin(\(\left( {\frac{{{\mathrm{hour}}}}{{24}} \times 2\pi } \right)\)

NA

cos \(\left( {\frac{{{\mathrm{hour}}}}{{24}} \times 2\pi } \right)\) .