Research Article

Modeling the Impact of Air Pollution and Meteorological Variables on COVID-19 Transmission in Western Cape, South Africa

Table 1

Description of variables in dataset.

ParameterDescription (units)Temporal resolution

IncidenceCOVID-19 cases (counts)Daily
DeathsCOVID-19 deaths (counts)Daily
TempMaxMinimum temperature Daily
TempMInMaximum temperature Daily
MaxHumidityMaximum humidity Daily
MinHumidityMinimum humidity Daily
Amb WspeedNormal wind speed Daily
Amb WdirectionDirection of the wind Daily
TemperatureNormal temperature Daily
Amb RelHumAmbient relative humidity Daily
Solar radiationAmount of incoming solar radiation Daily
Amb pressureAmbient pressure (hPa)Daily
Concentration of sulphur dioxide Daily
Concentration of nitrogen dioxide Daily
Concentration of oxides of nitrogen Daily
NOConcentration of nitrogen monoxide Daily
Concentration of particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter of 5 Daily
Concentration of particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter of 10 Daily
PM-loadConcentration of particulate matter Daily