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Table 1 rainfall variables derived TRMM 3B42 data

From: Application of satellite precipitation data to analyse and model arbovirus activity in the tropics

Variable

Description

ew

early wet season (December to February) accumulated rainfall [mm/season/location]

ehw

early plus high wet season (December to March) accumulated rainfall [mm/season/location]

cw

complete wet season (December to May) accumulated rainfall [mm/season/location]

hw

high wet season (January to March) accumulated rainfall [mm/season/location]

lw

late wet season (March to May) accumulated rainfall [mm/season/location]

mr

the monthly accumulated rainfall [mm/month/location]

md

location specific deviation of the monthly accumulated rainfall from the average monthly accumulated rainfall at a location [mm/month/location]

dba

location specific accumulated number of days below daily average rainfall in days

daa

location specific accumulated number of days above daily average rainfall in days

mda

location specific consecutive number of months of positive or negative deviation from the average monthly accumulated rainfall as +/- consecutive number of months