Table 3 Site-level model fit evaluation using RMSE in degrees (and adjusted R ²) for each of the six study sites

2.88 (0.7279)

2.86 (0.7312)

2.83 (0.7373)

2.82 (0.7389)

2.82 (0.7391)

2.81 (0.7403)

2.52 (0.7094)

2.52 (0.7095)

2.48 (0.7174)

2.48 (0.7172)

2.48 (0.7187)

2.48 (0.7185)

3.05 (0.4660)

3.00 (0.4819)

3.04 (0.4706)

3.00 (0.4835)

3.03 (0.4738)

3.00 (0.4850)

4.54 (0.5342)

4.43 (0.5561)

4.50 (0.5424)

4.41 (0.5604)

4.49 (0.5448)

4.40 (0.5617)

3.00 (0.6074)

2.97 (0.6162)

2.96 (0.6168)

2.94 (0.6228)

2.95 (0.6212)

2.93 (0.6254)

3.38 (0.6827)

3.34 (0.6890)

3.32 (0.6933)

3.30 (0.6971)

3.30 (0.6960)

3.29 (0.6992)