This map shows the number of months suitable for malaria transmission, based on climatological averages. Suitability is defined as the coincidence of precipitation accumulation greater than 80 mm, mean temperature between 18°C and 32°C, and relative humidity greater than 60%.
Temperature, precipitation and relative humidity are factors of mosquito development time as well as an indicator of Plasmodium parasite development within the mosquito vectors (Grover-Kopec et al., 2006). The aforementioned values act as the upper limit for vector development and potential malaria transmission.
Temperature and precipitation climatology is compiled on a 0.1° x 0.1° lat/lon grid from the Ethiopian Ethiopia Meteorology Institute. Relative Humidity climatology is compiled on a 2.5° x 2.5° lat/lon grid from NCEP/NCAR CDAS/Reanalysis.
This map is based on a theoretical model of climate data and is not based on actual malaria data.
Contact zekariasmaru@gmail.com with any technical questions or problems with this Map Room, for example, the forecasts not displaying or updating properly.
The default map displays the number of months suitable for malaria transmission over Ethiopia.
The interface consists of a clickable map that allows users to generate customized analyses for a location of interest. When a desired location is clicked, four time series graphs are generated that provide analyses of how often suitability has occurred in the historical record (1983-2010).
The "Map Shows" drop down menu allows users to isolate a single climatic variable and show the percent occurrence of malaria suitability based on that variable.
The interface consists of a clickable map that allows users to generate customized time series graphs. When a desired location is clicked, the most recent 12 month LST time series will be generated.