Table 4.
List of variables used in the modeling of current and future climatic suitability for cocoa of the West African cocoa belt with Maxent
| Variable | Variable definition | Current average |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 1 | Annual mean temperature | 25.5 °C |
| BIO 2 | Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp–min temp)) | 9.7 °C |
| BIO 3 | Isothermality (BIO 2/BIO 7) (*100) | 74 |
| BIO 4 | Temperature seasonality (standard deviation *100) | 94.6 |
| BIO 5 | Maximum temperature of warmest month | 32.6 °C |
| BIO 6 | Minimum temperature of coldest month | 19.4 °C |
| BIO 7 | Temperature annual range (BIO 5–BIO 6) | 13.1 °C |
| BIO 8 | Mean temperature of wettest quarter | 25.0 °C |
| BIO 9 | Mean temperature of driest quarter | 25.8 °C |
| BIO 10 | Mean temperature of warmest quarter | 26.6 °C |
| BIO 11 | Mean temperature of coldest quarter | 24.2 °C |
| BIO 12 | Annual precipitation | 1814 mm |
| BIO 13 | Precipitation of wettest month | 315 mm |
| BIO 14 | Precipitation of driest month | 23 mm |
| BIO 15 | Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) | 61 |
| BIO 16 | Precipitation of wettest quarter | 772 mm |
| BIO 17 | Precipitation of driest quarter | 115 mm |
| BIO 18 | Precipitation of warmest quarter | 345 mm |
| Cons_mths | Consecutive dry months (<100 mm rainfall per month) | 3.7 |
| ETP 1 | Annual evapotranspiration | 816 mm |
| ETP 3 | Evapotranspiration of driest month | 75 mm |
| ETP 5 | Evapotranspiration of driest quarter | 221 mm |
| ETP 6 | Evapotranspiration of warmest quarter | 223 mm |
| ETP 8 | Excess precipitation over evapotranspiration during driest quarter (BIO 17 - ETP 5) | −106 mm |