Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1493-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1493-2021
Model evaluation paper
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16 Mar 2021
Model evaluation paper |  | 16 Mar 2021

Using Shapley additive explanations to interpret extreme gradient boosting predictions of grassland degradation in Xilingol, China

Batunacun, Ralf Wieland, Tobia Lakes, and Claas Nendel

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Extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) can provide alternative insights that conventional land-use models are unable to generate. Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) can interpret the results of the purely data-driven approach. XGBoost achieved similar and robust simulation results. SHAP values were useful for analysing the complex relationship between the different drivers of grassland degradation.
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