Table 5. Percentage of output variation of final number density of Culicoides deposited over target territory, C, after a whole year simulation for input variation of {±5%, ±4%, ±3%, ±2%, ±1%} for climatic variables and {±25%, ±20%, ±15%, ±10%, ±5%} for insect’s variables.
Percentage of variation | -5% | -4% | -3% | -2% | -1% | +1% | +2% | +3% | +4% | +5% |
Temperature, θ | -3.65 | -2.86 | -1.89 | -1.14 | -0.35 | 0.98 | 1.52 | 2.01 | 2.40 | 2.84 |
Wind speed w | -9.07 | -7.18 | -5.23 | -3.43 | -1.60 | 2.14 | 4.12 | 6.04 | 8.01 | 9.98 |
Hellman exponent, α | -5.89 | -4.75 | -3.65 | -2.40 | -0.84 | 1.76 | 3.16 | 4.48 | 5.95 | 7.36 |
Temperature lapse rate, γ | 2.15 | 1.69 | 1.25 | 0.75 | 0.28 | -0.22 | -0.85 | -1.38 | -1.63 | -2.02 |
Percentage of variation | -25% | -20% | -15% | -10% | -5% | +5% | +10% | +15% | +20% | +25% |
Insect’s weight, M | 10.09 | 7.99 | 5.88 | 4.02 | 2.13 | -1.11 | -2.64 | -4.22 | -5.73 | -7.27 |
Insect’s radius, R | -18.90 | -14.84 | -10.77 | -6.80 | -2.82 | 3.65 | 6.82 | 10.01 | 12.69 | 15.49 |
Reynolds number, Re | 8.54 | 6.87 | 5.17 | 3.50 | 1.80 | -3.27 | -4.55 | -5.80 | -7.27 | -8.79 |
Percentage of variation | -25% | -20% | -15% | -10% | -5% | +5% | +10% | +15% | +20% | +25% |
Initial source altitude, 1000 m | -16.22 | -11.68 | -8.74 | -5.75 | -2.43 | 2.74 | 4.93 | 7.15 | 9.06 | 11.01 |