A comprehensive review of empirical models for estimating global solar radiation in Africa

NS Chukwujindu - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The accurate knowledge of global solar radiation is of vital requirement for surveys in
agronomy, hydrology, ecology, sizing of the photovoltaic or thermal solar systems, solar …

[HTML][HTML] A quantitative review and classification of empirical models for predicting global solar radiation in West Africa

SC Nwokolo, JC Ogbulezie - Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The knowledge of the global solar radiation is of particular significance in reliable evaluation
of the solar energy potential in a given locality. However, ground measurement of global …

Construction of functional data analysis modeling strategy for global solar radiation prediction: application of cross-station paradigm

U Beyaztas, SQ Salih, KW Chau… - Engineering …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
To support initiatives for global emissions targets set by the United Nations Framework
Convention on climate change, sustainable extraction of usable power from freely-available …

A qualitative review of empirical models for estimating diffuse solar radiation from experimental data in Africa

SC Nwokolo, JC Ogbulezie - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
A good working knowledge of diffuse solar radiation (Hd) is of vital requirement for
determining the gross primary productivity, net ecosystem, exchange of carbon dioxide, light …

[PDF][PDF] Hourly and daily clearness index and diffuse fraction at a tropical station, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

EC Okogbue, JA Adedokun… - International Journal of …, 2009 - academia.edu
Dataset consisting of hourly global and diffuse solar radiation measured over the period
February 1992 and December 2002 have been utilized to investigate the diurnal and …

Linke turbidity factors for several sites in Africa

L Diabate, J Remund, L Wald - Solar Energy, 2003 - Elsevier
The Linke turbidity factor (TL) has been estimated at 16 locations in Africa (9 stations in
Egypt, 2 in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, 1 in Algeria, Tunisia and Zambia). An appropriate …

Wavelength dependence of aerosol optical depth and the fit of the Ångström law

ZD Adeyewa, EE Balogun - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2003 - Springer
Summary¶ The dependence of aerosol optical depth on wavelength as well as the fit of the
Ångström approximation have been investigated under different air masses at a sub-Arctic …

Diurnal and seasonal variations of the incoming solar radiation flux at a tropical station, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

OO Soneye, MA Ayoola, IA Ajao, OO Jegede - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
The diurnal and seasonal variations of the incoming solar radiation have been studied by
analysing two years data measured between January, 2016 to December, 2017 at a …

The Variation in Atmospheric Turbidity over a Tropical Site in Nigeria and Its Relation to Climate Drivers

OO SoneyeArogundade, B Rappenglück - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Atmospheric turbidity exhibits substantial spatial–temporal variability due to factors such as
aerosol emissions, seasonal changes, meteorology, and air mass transport. Investigating …

Spectral solar irradiance under Harmattan conditions

ZD Adeyefa, B Holmgren, JA Adedokun - Renewable Energy, 1995 - Elsevier
Results of spectral solar radiation measurements at Ile-Ife (7°-30′ N, 4° 31′ E; South
Western Nigeria) for two non-consecutive months between December 1991 and February …