@inproceedings{NeherCrewellMeilingeretal.2020, author = {Ina Neher and Susanne Crewell and Stefanie Meilinger and Uwe Pfeifroth and J{\"o}rg Trentmann}, title = {Long-term variability of solar irradiance and its implications for photovoltaic power in West Africa}, series = {EGU General Assembly}, publisher = {Copernicus}, doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-19283}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-49963}, year = {2020}, abstract = {West Africa is one of the least developed regions in the world regarding the energy availability and energy security. Located close to the equator West Africa receives high amounts of global horizontal irradiance (GHI). Thus, solar power and especially photovoltaic (PV) systems seem to be a promising solution to provide electricity with low environmental impact. To plan and to dimension a PV power system climatological data for global horizontal irradiance (GHI) and its variability need to be taken into account. However, ground based measurements of irradiances are not available continuously and cover only a few discrete locations.}, language = {en} }