Table 1 Variables used to derive the hydro-meteorological and land-surface drivers of wildfires in the analysis

From: Compounding preconditions of wildfires vary in time and space within Europe

Variable

Unit

Temporal resolution

Aggregation method

Standardization method

Data source

Temperature (mean)

K

Daily

Mean

Empirical

CERRA

Temperature (max)*

K

Daily

Max

Empirical

CERRA

Relative humidity

%

Daily

Mean

Empirical

CERRA

VPD*

kPa

Daily

-

Empirical with randomized zeros

CERRA

Total precipitation

mm

Daily

Sum

Empirical with randomized zeros

CERRA-Land

Volumetric soil moisture*

mm

Daily

Mean

Empirical

CERRA

10-m Surface wind speed*

m/s

Daily

Mean

Empirical

CERRA

Snow depth*

m

daily

Mean

Empirical with randomized zeros

CERRA

GPP*

kg C/m2

8-days

-

Empirical

MODIS MOD17A2Hv006

Evaporation

mm

Daily

Sum

Empirical

CERRA

Potential Evapotranspiration

mm

Daily

Sum

Empirical

CERRA

Surface thermal radiation downwards

J m−2

Daily

Sum

-

CERRA

Surface solar radiation downwards

J m−2

Daily

Sum

-

CERRA

Surface net thermal radiation

J m−2

Daily

Sum

-

CERRA

Surface net solar radiation

J m−2

Daily

Sum

-

CERRA

3-month Standardized precipitation-evaporation index (SPEI-3M)*

SD

Daily

-

None

CERRA

  1. Final variables used as drivers in the analysis are marked with an asterisk (*), the remaining variables were used for preliminary analyses only.