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Table 2 Details of environmental variables used as predictors in the analysis of first-passage time (FPT) of two waterfowl species in southern Africa

From: Exploring the environmental drivers of waterfowl movement in arid landscapes using first-passage time analysis

 

Source

Units

Spatial resolution

Temporal resolution

Earth Engine Layer

NDVI

Normalised difference vegetation index NDVI = (NIR – R)/(NIR + R)

MODIS terra

 

250 m

16-day composite

MODIS/MCD43A4_NDVI

mNDWI

Modified normalised difference water index mNDWI = (G-MIR)/(G + MIR)

MODIS terra

 

250 m

16-day composite

MODIS/MCD43A4

Precip

Rainfall

TRMM

mm/h

0.25°

3 hourly

TRMM/3B42

Temp

Land surface temperature

MODIS

Kelvin (Convert to °C)

1 km

Daily

MODIS/MYD11A1

Elev

Elevation

NASA

Meters above sea level

0.9 km

N/A

CGIAR/SRTM90_V4