Theoretical Aid for Measuring Instruments in Niamey-Niger
| dc.creator | Emetere, Moses, Akinyemi, M. L., Akinojo, Omololu | |
| dc.date | 2016 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-01T16:16:46Z | |
| dc.description | Abstract—The frequent failures of ground measuring devices e.g. radiosonde, weather stations in developing regions is worrisome. At the moment, AERONET or AMMA database shows a large volume of data loss. With only about 47% data set available to scientist, it is evident that accurate nowcast or forecast cannot be guaranteed. We propose that the challenge is not measuring device design error but systemic. A dispersion model was adopted from previous work to incorporate salient mathematical representations like Unified number. Fourteen years data set from Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) was tested using the dispersion model. It revealed that the average atmospheric constant for Niamey-Niger is a_1 = 0.77975, a_2 = 0.693021 and the tuning constants is n_1 = 0.140187 and n_2 = 0.759236. Also, the yearly atmospheric constants affirmed the lower atmosphere of Niamey is very dynamic. Hence, it is recommended that radiosonde and weather station manufacturers should constantly review the atmospheric constant over a geographical location to enable about eighty percent data retrieval. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/10540/ | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/40076 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.subject | Q Science (General), QC Physics | |
| dc.title | Theoretical Aid for Measuring Instruments in Niamey-Niger | |
| dc.type | Conference or Workshop Item |
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