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Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-997-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-997-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
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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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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