Table 3.

Property weights for RUSI, weighted RUSI (RUSIw), and organic weighted RUSI (RUSIow) models. Precipitation (PPT), growing degree days (GDD), exposure (EXP), traffic (TRA), infrastructure (INF), surface (SUR), estimated rooting area (ERA), penetration (PEN), A-horizon (HOR), texture (TEX), structure (STR), wet aggregate stability (WAS), soil organic matter (SOM), electrical conductivity (EC), pH, and Solvita® (Solvita, Woodsend Laboratories, Augusta, ME, USA) soil respiration (SOLV).

PropertyRUSIRUSIwRUSIow
PPT0.0660.0000.000
GDD0.0660.0000.000
EXP0.0660.0430.038
TRA0.0660.0430.038
INF0.0660.0430.038
SUR0.0660.0870.077
ERA0.0660.0870.077
PEN0.0660.0870.077
HOR0.0660.1300.115
TEX0.0660.1300.115
STR0.0660.1300.115
WAS0.0660.0870.077
SOM0.0660.0430.038
EC0.0660.0430.038
pH0.0660.0430.038
SOLVn/an/a0.115
Total1.001.001.00