Table 1 Environmental variables used in the SDMs for mf occurrence and their sources
From: Spatial variation in lymphatic filariasis risk factors of hotspot zones in Ghana
Variable | Variable Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
Population | Population Density | WorldPop [26] |
Housing | Improved Housing | The malaria atlas project [38] |
DEM | Digital elevation model | STRM (US [39]) |
Waterbodies | Proximity to all water bodies and wetlands; swamps and marshes | |
Slope | Derived from elevation | |
LULC | Land use and land cover classes | Landsat 7 (US [39]) |
Bio 1 | Annual Mean Temperature | WorldClim [41] |
Bio 12 | Annual Precipitation | |
Bio17 | Precipitation of the direst quarter | |
Bio 18 | Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | |
Bio 19 | Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | |
NTL | Distance to stable night light | |
MeanDayLST | Mean Day Land Surface Temperature | MOD11A2 [30] |
MaxDayLST | Maximum Day Land Surface Temperature | |
MinDayLST | Minimum Day Land Surface Temperature | |
MeanNightLST | Mean Night Land Surface Temperature | |
MaxNightLST | Maximum Night Land Surface Temperature | |
MinNightLST | Minimum Night Land Surface Temperature | |
EVI | Enhanced Vegetation Index | MOD13Q1 [30] |