| Variables | Unit | Data type | Source |
1 | Land surface temperature | Celsius degree | Continuous | MODIS/Aqua/1km/8Days/Version005 |
2 | NDVI | Scaled to (−1:1) | Continuous | SPOT-Vegetation 10-day composite |
3 | Distance to water points | Meters | Continuous | Feature point layer from survey data |
4 | Distance to drainage lines | Meters | Continuous | DEM 30 meters (Flow accumulation analysis) |
5 | Vegetation classes |
| Categorical | Mongolia’s National Scale Classified Map (1:10,00,000) |
6 | Soil types |
| Categorical | Mongolia’s National Scale Classified Map (1:1,000,000) |