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Table 5 The initial covariates used in the final multivariate model

From: Re-examining environmental correlates of Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity: a data-intensive variable selection approach

Term ID

Variable

Spatial summary

Temporal summary

Temporal anomaly

Temporal lag

Multiple use

T1

EVI

Max

Dynamic monthly

Difference from synoptic annual

3 months

-

T2

EVI

Max

Dynamic monthly

-

4 months

-

T3

EVI

Mean

Dynamic monthly

Difference from synoptic annual

Varies

3

T4

EVI

Min

Dynamic monthly

Difference from synoptic monthly

0 months

-

T5

Land cover class 12 - Croplands

Fractional

Dynamic annual

-

-

-

T6

Land cover class 13 – Urban

Fractional

Dynamic annual

-

-

-

T7

Land cover class 14 – Cropland/Natural vegetation mosaic

Fractional

Dynamic annual

-

-

2

T8

LST day

Max

Synoptic monthly mean

-

0 months

-

T9

LST day

Mean

Synoptic monthly standard deviation

-

1 month

-

T10

LST day

Range

Synoptic Monthly Mean

-

Varies

3

T11

LST day

Standard deviation

Synoptic Monthly Mean

-

2 months

-

T12

LST Day

Standard deviation

Synoptic monthly standard deviation

-

3 months

-

T13

LST night

Mean

Synoptic annual mean

-

-

-

T14

LST night

Mean

Dynamic monthly

Difference from synoptic annual

0 months

-

T15

LST night

Min

Synoptic monthly standard deviation

-

4 months

-

T16

LST night

Range

Synoptic monthly mean

-

2 months

-

T17

LST diurnal change

Max

Synoptic annual mean

-

-

-

T18

LST diurnal change

Max

Dynamic monthly

-

0 months

-

T19

LST diurnal change

Mean

Dynamic monthly

-

0 months

-

T20

LST diurnal change

Mean

Synoptic monthly mean

-

1 month

-

T21

PET

Mean

Static

-

-

-

T22

Precipitation (A0)

Mean

Static

-

-

-

T23

Precipitation (A2)

Mean

Static

-

-

-

T24

Slope less than 2 degrees

Fractional

Static

-

-

-

T25

Slope less than 5 degrees

Fractional

Static

-

-

-

T26

Elevation

Max

Static

-

-

-

T27

TCB

Range

Synoptic monthly mean

-

0 months

-

T28

TCW

Min

Dynamic monthly

-

Varies

2

T29

TCW

Range

Synoptic monthly mean

-

2 months

2

T30

TCW

Standard deviation

Dynamic monthly

-

3 months

-

T31

TSI

Mean

Synoptic monthly standard Deviation

-

2 months

-

T32

TSI

Min

Dynamic monthly

-

3 months

-

  1. Each was utilized as one half of the interaction terms shown in Table 4.