Table 3 The predictor variables used in this study.

From: Mapping 1-km soybean yield across China from 2001 to 2020 based on ensemble learning

Type

Variable Name

Description

Unit

Climate Variables

Pre

Precipitation

mm

Tmax

Maximum temperature

°C

Tmin

Minimum temperature

°C

PDSI

Palmer drought severity index

Dimensionless

SRAD

Solar radiation

W/m2

VPD

Vapor pressure deficit

kPa

Remote Sensing Variables

SIF

Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

mW·m−2·nm−1·sr−1

NPP

Net primary productivity

kg C/m

NDVI

Normalized difference vegetation index

Dimensionless

LSTd

Daytime land surface temperature

°C

Management Variables

year

Year

year

SBZ

Soybean sub-zones

Dimensionless

AS

Ammonium sulfate Application

kg N/ha

MA

Manure Application

kg N/ha

NPK

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compounds

kg N/ha

Urea

Urea Application

kg N/ha

ONS

Other nitrogen straight Application

kg N/ha

Soil Variables

SM

Soil moisture

mm

pH

Potential of hydrogen

Dimensionless

OC

Organic carbon

%

CEC_SOIL

Cation exchange capacity of the soil

cmol/kg

REF_BULK

Reference bulk density

g/cm3

CLAY

Clay content

%

SILT

Silt content

%