QUARTERLY VARIATION OF TROPOSPHERIC SURFACE REFRACTIVITY IN ILORIN, NIGERIA

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Published: Oct 30, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22452/mjs.vol42no3.11
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Meteorological parameters Atmosphere Refractivity Troposphere

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Muhammed Sani Otto
Department of Physics, Federal University of Lafia, NIGERIA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9073-4873
O.J. Abimbola
Department of Physics, Federal University of Lafia, NIGERIA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8405-7754
O.A. Falaiye
Department of Physics, University of Ilorin, NIGERIA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1164-1842
F.U Muhammad
Department of Physics, Federal University of Lafia, NIGERIA.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2508-4282
A.A Sule
Department of Physics, Federal University of Lafia, NIGERIA.

Abstract

To construct a radio communication system, there is need for extensive knowledge of the refractivity and its variations. This work aims to determine the change in season with tropospheric surface refractivity of Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria. The refractivity for both dry (1st quarter) and rainy (3rd quarter) seasons for 2000 - 2002 have been calculated using the meteorological data obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Ilorin. The result shows that there is a variation between tropospheric surface refractivity during the dry and rainy seasons. High refractivity during the rainy season than in dry season is observed, mainly due to higher amount of water content in the atmosphere (troposphere) in the rainy season.

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Otto, M. S., Oladiran, A. J., Oluwasesan, F. A., Muhammad, F. U. ., & A.A Sule. (2023). QUARTERLY VARIATION OF TROPOSPHERIC SURFACE REFRACTIVITY IN ILORIN, NIGERIA. Malaysian Journal of Science, 42(3), 85–91. https://doi.org/10.22452/mjs.vol42no3.11
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Vol 42 No 3 (2023): October
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Licensee MJS, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Author Biographies

O.J. Abimbola, Department of Physics, Federal University of Lafia, NIGERIA.

He is a Senior Lecturer at Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria and specializes in Atmospheric Physics.

O.A. Falaiye, Department of Physics, University of Ilorin, NIGERIA.

He is a Professor in Atmospheric Physics at Federal University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 

F.U Muhammad, Department of Physics, Federal University of Lafia, NIGERIA.

He is an Assistant Lecturer in Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State and specializes in both Nuclear and Radiation Physics. 

 

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