Precipitation Climatology
Data: Monthly precipitation over land areas on a 0.5° x 0.5° lat/lon grid
Base Period for Climatology: 1951-2000
Data Source: University of East Anglia (UEA CRU TS 2.0)
Temperature Climatology
Data: Monthly temperature over land areas on a 0.5° x 0.5° lat/lon grid
Base Period for Climatology: 1951-2000
Data Source: University of East Anglia (UEA CRU TS 2.0)
Relative Humidity Climatology
Data: Monthly specific humidity data (converted to rh) on a 2.5° x 2.5° lat/lon grid
Base Period for Climatology: 1951-2000
Data Source: National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR CDAS/Reanalysis)
Epidemiological Mask
Data: Mask illustrating areas where malaria is considered to be epidemic. Areas where malaria transmission is considered absent or endemic are therefore excluded. This mask is based purely on climatic constraints to malaria transmission, and does not yet account for areas in the northern and southern margins of the continent where control has eliminated malaria risk.
Reference: WHO: Final report on the 3rd meeting of the RBM Technical Resource Network on Epidemic Prevention and Control. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2002.
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