Atmospheric turbidity and the diffuse irradiance in Lagos, Nigeria

AAL Maduekwe, MAC Chendo - Solar Energy, 1997 - Elsevier
Values of the Angstrom turbidity coefficient, β, at 0.50 μm wavelength have been determined
in Lagos, a tropical coastal city in Nigeria, for 17months between 1990 and 1991 using a …

Pyrheliometric determination of atmospheric turbidity in the harmattan season over Ile-Ife, Nigeria

ZD Adeyefa, JA Adedokun - Renewable Energy, 1991 - Elsevier
Measurements of direct solar radiation intensity, using an Angström compensation
pyrheliometer carried out over three harmattan seasons (1985–1987) at Ile-Ife (7° 29′ N, 4° …

Preliminary assessment of atmospheric turbidity at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

MA Abdelrahman, BG Nimmo - Atmospheric Environment (1967), 1984 - Elsevier
Spectral beam solar radiation measurements for the period July 1980 to June 1981 were
made in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (Lat. 26° 23′, Long. 50° 00′), using broad-band niter …

Atmospheric turbidity and transmittance of solar radiation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

MS El-Shobokshy, YG Al-Saedi - Atmospheric Environment. Part B. Urban …, 1993 - Elsevier
During the last two decades, the urban areas in the city of Riyadh—the capital of Saudi
Arabia—were increasing at an exceptionally high rate through a series of development …

Atmospheric turbidity over Egypt

AS Zakey, MM Abdelwahab, PA Makar - Atmospheric Environment, 2004 - Elsevier
Atmospheric turbidity conditions were monitored during the period 1989–1995 in rural and
urban sites in Egypt. The rural site (Aswan) is in the south region of Egypt (desert climate) …

Determination of atmospheric turbidity in Bangladesh

M Hussain, S Khatun, MG Rasul - Renewable Energy, 2000 - Elsevier
Atmospheric turbidity parameters have been determined following Angstrom's method at
three locations in Bangladesh namely, Dhaka city (23.7° N) and two rural locations, Haripur …

Spectral solar radiation measurements and turbidity: Comparative studies within a tropical and a sub-arctic environment

ZD Adeyefa, B Holmgren, JA Adedokun - Solar Energy, 1997 - Elsevier
The effects of atmospheric turbidity due to aerosols on the direct solar irradiance at the
surface at a low latitude (Ile-Ife (7° 30′ N, 4° 31′ E), south-western Nigeria) and a high …

Comparison between atmospheric turbidity coefficients of desert and temperate climates

MA Abdelrahman, SAM Said, AN Shuaib - Solar energy, 1988 - Elsevier
A summary of factors affecting the atmospheric turbidity is given. Data on aerosol optical
depth and atmospheric turbidity coefficients (ie, the Linke factor, T, and Ångström coefficient …

A modified method of estimating Ångström's turbidity coefficient for solar radiation models

AQ Malik - Renewable Energy, 2000 - Elsevier
The method by Pinazo et al.(Pinazo JM, Cañada J, Boscá JV. A new method to determine
Ångström's turbidity coefficient: its application for Valencia. Solar Energy 1995; 54 (4): 219 …

Correlation of diffuse solar radiation with air mass

MDC Doyle, AS Sambo - Solar & wind technology, 1988 - Elsevier
Measurements of total and diffuse components of solar radiation have been conducted
using pyranometers at Zaria (latitude 11° 06′ N, longitude 07° 41′ E and altitude of 653.9 …