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Ilorin (Ilorin, Nigeria)

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A technician stands by the sunphotometer.
A close-up view of the instrument.
Image 1 - A technician stands by the sunphotometer.
Image 2 - A close-up view of the instrument.
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 8.48410° North
  • Longitude: 4.67450° East
  • Elevation: 400.0 Meters

Site Description:
  • The site is located on the roof of the Department of Physics, on the campus of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, in sub-Sahel Africa. It is positioned at the upper tip of the Guinea Savannah zone under the influence of the annual alternating southward and northward passages of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). During the 'dry season' (November -February) when the ITCZ appears slightly south or north of Ilorin, the prevailing north - easterly wind, known as the 'Harmattan', brings in air containing Saharan dust. The dust plumes originate from the Bodel Depression in the Chad Basin. This is a climatically important region due to its location in a desert transition zone and because of the influence of the dusty Harmattan wind which is persistent for prolonged periods of time, and characterized by steady dusty conditions with high aerosol loading.

Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
  • Rachel T. Pinker
  • E-mail: pinker@atmos.umd.edu
    • Rachel T. Pinker
    Department of Meteorology, University of Maryland
    Space Sciences Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
    * Phone: 301-405-5380; Fax: 301-314-9482
    * E-mail: pinker@atmos.umd.edu


Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Sesan Falaiye
  • Email: sesantayo2001@yahoo.com
  • Dr. Sesan Falaiye
    Department of Physics
    University of Ilorin
    Ilorin, Nigeria
    Email: sesantayo2001@yahoo.com
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