Table 3 R2 values derived from the linear regression between observed monthly minimum and maximum stream temperature, and the upstream average and distance weighted averaged air temperature within the stream network, as well as between the observed monthly discharge and upstream sum and distance weighted sum of precipitation across the sub-catchments

From: Near-global freshwater-specific environmental variables for biodiversity analyses in 1 km resolution

Month

Monthly minimum temperature

Monthly maximum temperature

Monthly discharge

 

Upstream average

Distance weighted average

Upstream average

Distance weighted average

Upstream sum

Distance weighted sum

January

0.57

0.13

0.43

0.44

0.86

0.03

February

0.57

0.22

0.77

0.78

0.87

0.03

March

0.72

0.35

0.83

0.84

0.89

0.03

April

0.65

0.71

0.74

0.75

0.84

0.02

May

0.68

0.74

0.66

0.63

0.71

0.01

June

0.70

0.75

0.59

0.55

0.52

0.00

July

0.64

0.69

0.58

0.55

0.30

0.00

August

0.62

0.68

0.62

0.60

0.23

0.00

September

0.64

0.71

0.76

0.76

0.42

0.00

October

0.57

0.64

0.73

0.73

0.72

0.01

November

0.59

0.55

0.76

0.77

0.83

0.01

December

0.61

0.27

0.82

0.84

0.85

0.02

  1. The monthly R2 values correspond to the single plots in the Figs 4 and 5, respectively. Higher values among each pair (average/sum versus weighted average/sum) are in bold.