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Table 2 MODIS Fourier-transformed, BIOCLIM and Corine Land Cover predictors used to model the probability of Culicoides presence

From: Monthly variation in the probability of presence of adult Culicoides populations in nine European countries and the implications for targeted surveillance

Source

Code

Description

MODIS (Fourier transformed) 2001–2012

MIR

Mid-infrared

dLST

Daytime land surface temperature

nLST

Nighttime land surface temperature

NDVI

Normalized difference vegetation index

EVI

Enhanced vegetation index

BIOCLIM 1960–1990

BIO 1

Annual mean temperature

BIO 2

Mean diurnal range: mean of monthly (max. temp - min. temp)

BIO 3

Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) (×100)

BIO 4

Temperature seasonality (standard deviation × 100)

BIO 5

Maximum temperature of warmest month

BIO 6

Minimum temperature of coldest month

BIO 7

Temperature annual range (BIO5-BIO6)

BIO 8

Mean temperature of wettest quarter

BIO 9

Mean temperature of driest quarter

BIO 10

Mean temperature of warmest quarter

BIO 11

Mean temperature of coldest quarter

BIO 12

Annual precipitation

BIO 13

Precipitation of wettest month

BIO 14

Precipitation of driest month

BIO 15

Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)

BIO 16

Precipitation of wettest quarter

BIO 17

Precipitation of driest quarter

BIO 18

Precipitation of warmest quarter

BIO 19

Precipitation of coldest quarter

Altitude

Digital elevation model (DEM)

Corine Land Covera

CLC 12

Non-irrigated arable land

CLC 13

Permanently irrigated land

CLC 15–17

Vineyards, fruit trees and berry plantations, olive groves

CLC 18

Pastures

CLC 19

Annual crops associated with permanent crops

CLC 20

Complex cultivation patterns

CLC 21

Land principally occupied by agriculture with significant areas of natural vegetation

CLC 22

Agro-forestry areas

CLC 23

Broad-leaved forest

CLC 24

Coniferous forest

CLC 25

Mixed forest

CLC 26

Natural grasslands

CLC 29

Transitional woodland-shrub

CLC 35

Inland marshes

CLC 40

Water courses

CLC 41

Water bodies

  1. aCLC plus the number refers to the CORINE land cover class used for modelling