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

ABSTRACT: 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 Tropical station, Ile-Ife (7.53°N; 4.54°E), Nigeria. The maximum incoming solar radiation flux which occurs between 13:00 - 14:00 LT and varies in the course of the year from 639.5 ± 171.6 Wm^-2 (with large fluctuations) in the wet months (March - October) to 700.7 ± 105.2 Wm^-2 in the dry months (November - February). The large differences in the values, diurnal and seasonal variation of the measured incoming solar radiation between the dry and wet seasons are attributed to the attenuation of the flux by aerosol particles in the dry season and increased cloudiness and humidity in the wet season. The mont

SUBMITTER: Soneye OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525295 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature