Random forests with spatial proxies for environmental modelling: opportunities and pitfalls

Articles | Volume 17, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6007-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6007-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 15

Model evaluation paper

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14 Aug 2024

Model evaluation paper |

| 14 Aug 2024

Carles Milà, Marvin Ludwig, Edzer Pebesma, Cathryn Tonne, and Hanna Meyer

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Spatial proxies, such as coordinates and distances, are often used as predictors in random...