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 …

Prediction of monthly average global solar radiation based on statistical distribution of clearness index

TR Ayodele, ASO Ogunjuyigbe - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper, probability distribution of clearness index is proposed for the prediction of
global solar radiation. First, the clearness index is obtained from the past data of global solar …

Improving of global solar radiation forecast by comparing other meteorological parameter models with sunshine duration models

İ Uçkan, KM Khudhur - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this study is to compare sunshine duration-based models and the other
meteorological parameter-based models and to develop new forecasting models. The …

Performance assessment of empirical models for prediction of daily and monthly average global solar radiation: the case study of Ibadan, Nigeria

TR Ayodele, ASO Ogunjuyigbe - International Journal of Ambient …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the performance assessment of empirical models for modelling global solar
radiation in Ibadan is presented. The empirical models are derived from the three basic …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of seasonal and annual albedo of the earth's atmosphere over Kano, Nigeria

MO Audu, BC Isikwue, JE Eweh - IOSR J. Appl. Phys, 2014 - researchgate.net
This research investigated the seasonal and annual albedo of the Earth's atmosphere over
kano due to its location close to Sahara Desert which greatly influence its atmospheric and …

[PDF][PDF] Performance evaluation of existing sunshine-based computing models for estimating global solar radiation at Lagos, Nigeria

NS Chukwujindu, C Ogbulezie Julie - Solar energy, 2012 - researchgate.net
Several empirical models have been fitted in literature for estimating global solar radiation
across the globe in order to produce global solar radiation data and also as a baseline for …

Evaluation of the global solar irradiance in the Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa, using different theoretical modelsEvaluation of the global solar …

TS Mulaudzi, NE Maluta… - Turkish Journal of …, 2015 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
An attempt has been made to employ three different theoretical models for the determination
of global solar radiation for the climate conditions of the Vhembe district of Limpopo …

Improving of global solar radiation forecast by comparing other meteorological parameter models with sunshine duration models

U Irfan, KK Mohammed - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
The aim of this study is to compare sunshine duration-based models and the other
meteorological parameter-based models and to develop new forecasting models. The …

Temporal variation of reference evapotranspiration in lower river Kaduna catchment area, Nigeria

A Abdussalam, I Zaharaddeen - Archives of Current …, 2017 - library.go4manusub.com
Lower River Kaduna catchment area is located in north part of Nigeria where climate
variability is pronounce such as high rainfall which result to drought, ground water scarcity …