Optimizing the Efficiency of Measuring Instruments in Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso

Simple item page
dc.creatorEmetere, Moses, Akinyemi, M. L., Sanni, Samuel Eshorame
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-01T11:44:33Z
dc.descriptionAt the moment, AERONET or AMMA database shows a large volume of data loss. With only about 47% data set available to the scientist, it is evident that accurate nowcast or forecast cannot be guaranteed. The calibration constants of most radiosonde or weather stations are not compatible with the atmospheric conditions of the West African climate. A dispersion model was developed to incorporate salient mathematical representations like a Unified number. The Unified number was derived to describe the turbulence of the aerosols transport in the frictional layer of the lower atmosphere. Fourteen years data set from Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) was tested using the dispersion model. A yearly estimation of the atmospheric constants over Ouagadougou using the model was obtained with about 87.5% accuracy. It further revealed that the average atmospheric constant for Ouagadougou-Niger is a_1 = 0.626, a_2 = 0.7999 and the tuning constants is n_1 = 0.09835 and n_2 = 0.266. Also, the yearly atmospheric constants affirmed the lower atmosphere of Ouagadougou 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.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttp://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/9839/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/39083
dc.languageen
dc.subjectQ Science (General), QC Physics
dc.titleOptimizing the Efficiency of Measuring Instruments in Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso
dc.typeConference or Workshop Item

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
abstract-2017.pdf
Size:
68.65 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

EPrint