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Table 1 Spearman correlation coefficients for NDVI-precipitation correlation for different time lags (columns) and different land cover/elevation scenarios (rows)

From: Influence of satellite-derived rainfall patterns on plague occurrence in northeast Tanzania

 

Concurrent months

One month

Two months

Three months

Control

0.55*

0.80*

0.65*

0.36*

Agriculture

0.52*

0.51*

0.79*

0.64*

Forest

0.17

0.43*

0.38*

0.24

Savannah

0.64*

0.83*

0.68*

0.39*

<1000 meters

0.65*

0.82*

0.62*

0.32*

>1000 meters

0.45*

0.76*

0.66*

0.37*

  1. Note: The significance of these correlation coefficients have been tested under H0 : R2 = 0. The values that are significant at a 0.99 level, are marked with an asterisk. The values marked in bold are those of the scenarios that are selected for the reconstruction of precipitation patterns.