Generation of a typical meteorological year for north-east, Nigeria

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 152-159

  Ohunakin, Olayinka S ^a   Adaramola, Muyiwa S ^b   Oyewola, Olanrewaju M ^c   Fagbenle, Richard O ^d  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dry bulb temperatures; Finkelstein Schafer statistical method; Global solar radiation; Nigeria; Typical meteorological years

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUN;

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; DRY BULB TEMPERATURE; ENERGY DEPENDENT; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; NIGERIA; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SELECTION CRITERIA; TYPICAL METEOROLOGICAL YEAR;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

HEATING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION; WIND VELOCITY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84880086407     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.072     Document Type: Article

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