Table 2 Spatial interpolation error metrics for the monthly erosivity mapping using a combination of Geographically Weighted Principal Component Analysis (GWPCA)-Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) from the calibration dataset (n = 1950 hourly and monthly stations) when applied to the test dataset (n = 836 hourly and monthly stations).

From: Identifying monthly rainfall erosivity patterns using hourly rainfall data across India

Months

Median PE

R2

RMSE

January

+ 11.5

0.73

12

February

− 3.0

0.72

28

March

− 6.8

0.89

39

April

− 12.9

0.89

88

May

− 18

0.88

243

June

− 6.9

0.88

263

July

− 9.1

0.90

499

August

− 4.4

0.93

482

September

− 2.5

0.91

336

October

− 4.2

0.98

171

November

− 2.6

0.95

50

December

 + 4.9

0.92

23

  1. PE, Percentage Error (%); R2, Coefficient of determination; and RMSE, Root Mean Squared Error (MJ mm ha−1 h−1 month−1).