Table 3 MMF performance metrics for the prediction of annual post-fire erosion rates observed at 11 field sites for four different rainfall datasets.

From: Prediction, validation, and uncertainties of a nation-wide post-fire soil erosion risk assessment in Portugal

Model performance indicators

ERA-Interim

ERA-Interim and local rain

ERA5

ERA5 and local rain

NSE

0.09

0.26

−0.67

−0.36

PBIAS (%)

−52.6

−34.8

−85.0

−71.0

RMSE (Mg ha−1 yr−1)

2.40

2.16

3.25

2.94

R2

0.40

0.40

0.33

0.24

  1. NSE Nash–sutcliffe efficiency, PBIAS percent bias, RMSE root mean square error, R2 coefficient of determination.
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