Table 2.
MODIS Fourier-transformed, BIOCLIM and Corine Land Cover predictors used to model the probability of Culicoides presence
| 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 |
aCLC plus the number refers to the CORINE land cover class used for modelling