Table 3 Stream environmental predictors. Overview of all 47 environmental predictors used in the models.

From: Estimating nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in streams and rivers, within a machine learning framework

Variable type

Variable name

Variable description

Variable Alias

elevation

dem

Average elevation

dem_avg

slope

slope

Average slope

slope_ave

topology

ord

Stream order

lentic_lotic01

soil

soil01

Soil organic carbon

soil_avg_01

soil02

Soil pH in H2O

soil_avg_02

soil03

Sand content mass fraction

soil_avg_03

soil04

Silt content mass fraction

soil_avg_04

soil05

Clay content mass fraction

soil_avg_05

soil06

Coarse fragments (>2 mm fraction) volumetric

soil_avg_06

soil07

Cation exchange capacity

soil_avg_07

soil08

Bulk density of the fine earth fraction

soil_avg_08

soil09

Depth to bedrock (R horizon) up to maximum 240 cm

soil_avg_09

land cover

soil10

Probability of occurrence (0–100%) of R horizon

soil_avg_10

lc01

Evergreen/deciduous needleleaf trees

lu_avg_01

lc02

Evergreen broadleaf trees

lu_avg_02

lc03

Deciduous broadleaf trees

lu_avg_03

lc04

Mixed/other trees

lu_avg_04

lc05

Shrubs

lu_avg_05

lc06

Herbaceous vegetation

lu_avg_06

lc07

Cultivated and managed vegetation

lu_avg_07

lc08

Regularly flooded shrub/herbaceous vegetation

lu_avg_08

lc09

Urban/built-up

lu_avg_09

lc10

Snow/ice

lu_avg_10

lc11

Barren lands/sparse vegetation

lu_avg_11

lc12

Open water

lu_avg_12

temperature

tmin

Monthly temperature average min

 

temperature

tmax

Monthly temperature average max

 

precipitation

prec

Sum of monthly precipitation

 
 

hydro01

Annual Mean Upstream Temperature

hydro_ave_01

 

hydro02

Mean Upstream Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))

hydro_ave_02

 

hydro03

Upstream Isothermality (hydro02 / hydro07) (* 100)

hydro_ave_03

 

hydro04

Upstream Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation *100)

hydro_ave_04

 

hydro05

Maximum Upstream Temperature of Warmest Month

hydro_ave_05

 

hydro06

Minimum Upstream Temperature of Coldest Month

hydro_ave_06

 

hydro07

Upstream Temperature Annual Range (hydro05 - hydro06)

hydro_ave_07

 

hydro08

Mean Upstream Temperature of Wettest Quarter

hydro_ave_08

 

hydro09

Mean Upstream Temperature of Driest Quarter

hydro_ave_09

hydroclimate

hydro10

Mean Upstream Temperature of Warmest Quarter

hydro_ave_10

 

hydro11

Mean Upstream Temperature of Coldest Quarter

hydro_ave_11

 

hydro12

Annual Upstream Precipitation

hydro_ave_12

 

hydro13

Upstream Precipitation of Wettest Month

hydro_ave_13

 

hydro14

Upstream Precipitation of Driest Month

hydro_ave_14

 

hydro15

Upstream Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation)

hydro_ave_15

 

hydro16

Upstream Precipitation of Wettest Quarter

hydro_ave_16

 

hydro17

Upstream Precipitation of Driest Quarter

hydro_ave_17

 

hydro18

Upstream Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

hydro_ave_18

 

hydro19

Upstream Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

hydro_ave_19