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Table 2 Linear regression and correlation coefficients for the relationship between LST and SAVI in 1985, 2000, and 2015

From: Effects of soil and water conservation on vegetation cover: a remote sensing based study in the Middle Suluh River Basin, northern Ethiopia

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Regression equation

R2 (%)

R2 adjusted

r

Sig.

NDVI_2015

LST_2015

Y = 0.615 − 0.013x

21.3

18.31

− 0.46

0.013

NDVI_2000

LST_2000

Y = 0.557 − 0.010x

41.2

38.92

− 0.64

0.000

NDVI_1985

LST_1985

Y = 0.375 − 0.005x

24.9

21.97

− 0.50

0.007

SAVI_2015

LST_2015

Y = 0.275 − 0.004x

9.3

5.83

− 0.31

0.114

SAVI_2000

LST_2000

Y = 0.282 − 0.003x

25.8

22.99

− 0.51

0.006

SAVI_1985

LST_1985

Y = 0.275 − 0.004x

28.3

25.53

− 0.53

0.004

  1. SAVI soil adjusted vegetation index, LST land surface temperature, NDVI normalized difference vegetation index