Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-997-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-997-2025
Research article
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27 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2025

Solar radiation estimation in West Africa: impact of dust conditions during the 2021 dry season

Léo Clauzel, Sandrine Anquetin, Christophe Lavaysse, Gilles Bergametti, Christel Bouet, Guillaume Siour, Rémy Lapere, Béatrice Marticorena, and Jennie Thomas

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1604', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Aug 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1604', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Aug 2024
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1604 : final response', Léo Clauzel, 27 Sep 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Léo Clauzel on behalf of the Authors (27 Sep 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Oct 2024) by Marco Gaetani
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Oct 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (31 Oct 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Nov 2024) by Marco Gaetani
AR by Léo Clauzel on behalf of the Authors (13 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (14 Nov 2024) by Marco Gaetani
AR by Léo Clauzel on behalf of the Authors (19 Nov 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Solar energy production in West Africa is set to rise and needs accurate solar radiation estimates which are affected by desert dust. This work analyses a March 2021 dust event using a modelling strategy incorporating desert dust. Results show that considering desert dust cuts errors in solar radiation estimates by 75 % and reduces surface solar radiation by 18 %. This highlights the importance of incorporating dust aerosols into solar forecasting for better accuracy.

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