This study employs an evaluated Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme
(SUEWS) model driven by Local Climate Zone (LCZ)-derived urban canopy parameters to …

Abstract Knowledge of solar radiation and its components in a particular area is crucial in
studying solar energy and constructing solar energy devices due to the many advantages …

Different categories of solar cooker ranging from concentrator types, solar ovens, box type
cookers with or without reflectors and indirect solar cookers have been designed and tested …

This study uses a two-year dataset (January 2016-December 2017) on global solar radiation
to model the clearness and cloudiness indices at Ile-Ife, Nigeria, a tropical location. Analysis …

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 main aim of this paper is to assess the impact of climate change on variations and
trends of the net radiation flux over West Africa during night and day time. West Africa was …

This study investigates the distribution of net radiation across the arid and humid zones in
West Africa during the clear, cloudy, and all-sky periods. Surface data of daily downward …

Many investigations have been conducted in biomass stoves to improve performances and
minimize unfavorable effect on both human health and global climate. Solar cookers are …

This study investigates impacts of cloudiness on surface radiation budget and temperature
from 1983 to 2018 in Nigeria, West Africa. The National Aeronautics and Space …

During the process of urbanization, different surface properties significantly alter the
radiation balance. This paper attempts to quantify this balance over different surface types in …