A new approach for assessing synergies of solar and wind power: implications for West Africa

S Sterl, S Liersch, H Koch, NPM Lipzig… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
West African countries' energy and climate policies show a pronounced focus on
decarbonising power supply through renewable electricity (RE) generation. In particular …

Physicochemical and functional properties of dried okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) seed flour

J Ofori, C Tortoe, JK Agbenorhevi - Food Science & Nutrition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The physicochemical and functional properties of dried okra seed flour of two genotypes
Agbagoma and Balabi were evaluated. The samples Agbagoma and Balabi had 8.90 …

Temporal variability and regional influences of PM 2.5 in the West African cities of Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) and Accra (Ghana)

J Bahino, M Giordano, M Beekmann… - Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Particulate Matter (PM) Low-Cost Sensors (LCS) can be used to monitor air quality in
regions with limited access to reference monitors. This study carried out within the …

Impact of Aeolus wind lidar observations on the representation of the West African monsoon circulation in the ECMWF and DWD forecasting systems

M Borne, P Knippertz, M Weissmann… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aeolus is the first satellite mission to acquire vertical profiles of horizontal line‐of‐sight winds
globally and thus fills an important gap in the Global Observing System, most notably in the …

Overview of aerosol optical properties over southern West Africa from DACCIWA aircraft measurements

C Denjean, T Bourrianne, F Burnet… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Southern West Africa (SWA) is an African pollution hotspot but a relatively poorly sampled
region of the world. We present an overview of in situ aerosol optical measurements …

Investigation of atmospheric boundary layer characteristics using ceilometer lidar, COSMIC GPS RO satellite, radiosonde and ERA-5 reanalysis dataset over Western …

S Saha, S Sharma, KN Kumar, P Kumar, S Lal… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) characteristics are investigated using a
Ceilometer Lidar over Ahmedabad, a semi-arid region in western India. Strong diurnal …

Evaluation of CESM1 (WACCM) free-running and specified dynamics atmospheric composition simulations using global multispecies satellite data records

L Froidevaux, DE Kinnison, R Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
We have analyzed near-global stratospheric data (and mesospheric data as well for H 2 O)
in terms of absolute abundances, variability, and trends for O 3, H 2 O, HCl, N 2 O, and HNO …

[HTML][HTML] Remote biomass burning dominates southern West African air pollution during the monsoon

SL Haslett, JW Taylor, M Evans, E Morris… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Vast stretches of agricultural land in southern and central Africa are burnt between June and
September each year, which releases large quantities of aerosol into the atmosphere. The …

Nocturnal low-level clouds in the atmospheric boundary layer over southern West Africa: an observation-based analysis of conditions and processes

B Adler, K Babić, N Kalthoff, F Lohou… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
During the West African summer monsoon season, extended nocturnal stratiform low-level
clouds (LLCs) frequently form in the atmospheric boundary layer over southern West Africa …

Numerical simulations of aerosol radiative effects and their impact on clouds and atmospheric dynamics over southern West Africa

K Deetz, H Vogel, P Knippertz, B Adler… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Southern West Africa (SWA) is undergoing rapid and significant socioeconomic changes
associated with a massive increase in air pollution. Still, the impact of atmospheric …