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Table 1 Code and description of variables

From: Modeling the potential climate change- induced impacts on future genus Rhipicephalus (Acari: Ixodidae) tick distribution in semi-arid areas of Raya Azebo district, Northern Ethiopia

Code

Description

Scaling factor

Units

Bio1

Annual Mean Temperature

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio2

Mean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp – min temp)

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio3

Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7)

100

Degrees Celsius

Bio4

Temperature Seasonality (Standard Deviation )

100

Degrees Celsius

Bio5

Max Temperature of Warmest Month

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio6

Min Temperature of Coldest Month

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio7

Temperature Annual Range (BIO5-BIO6)

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio8

Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio9

Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio10

Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio11

Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter

10

Degrees Celsius

Bio12

Annual Precipitation

1

Millimeters

Bio13

Precipitation of Wettest Month

1

Millimeters

Bio14

Precipitation of Driest Month

1

Millimeters

Bio15

Precipitation Seasonality ( Coefficient of Variation )

100

Fraction

Bio16

Precipitation of Wettest Quarter

1

Millimeters

Bio17

Precipitation of Driest Quarter

1

Millimeters

Bio18

Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

1

Millimeters

Bio19

Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

1

Millimeters