The purpose of this study is to appreciate the estimation of TIEGCM (Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model) and that of the 2012 version of IRI (International Reference Ionosphere) in African Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA) region through the diurn...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/9748
A trough station (Ouagadougou station) of African Equatorial Ionization Anomaly sector foF2 long term trends are carried out after the elimination of solar cycle long term variation part. For this part, foF2 is expressed as a third degree polynomial function of Rz. We analyzed di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1552
Total electron content (TEC) varies with solar activity, season, local time, and geomagnetic conditions. This study compares hourly TEC estimates from IRI-2020 and NeQuick2 at BF01, Ouagadougou (12°37′N, 1°51′W), for selected days of recurrent geomagnetic activity during solar cy...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i5987
Extreme weather events are attracting growing scientific interest due to their impact on natural and socio-economic systems. However, few studies have focused on extreme weather events in the regions of Burkina Faso, a Sahelian country in West Africa. The objective of this study...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i25272
This paper presents the regular variations of the Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) at station BF01 (Lat. = 12.3714 N and Long. = -1.5197 W) in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) located in the trough of the equatorial ionisation anomaly near the northern ridge of the West African z...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i74410
Gasification of biomass can be done with pure oxygen or with ambient air. We have chosen gasification with ambient air in our project for costs considerations. Relative humidity (RH) of the air we used with a downdraft co-current gasifier is monitored in this paper. RH sensor use...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i34361
Commercial gas analyzers are not suited for long time usage and relatively too costly for institutions in underdeveloped countries. Metal oxide sensors have emerged as simple and reliable sensors for gases concentration measurements at an affordable cost. For gasification, carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i34357
The aim of this work is to make a contribution to the drying of tomatoes. The purpose of this contribution is the experimental determination of the desorption isotherms of a variety of tomato (one of the most widespread on the Burkinabe market place) using the static gravimetric...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i230187
This work investigates the variation of the total electron content TEC and the critical frequency fo in the boundary zone of the F1 and E layers at the low-latitude in the ionosphere. This study takes place at the Ouagadougou station (12.4°N and 358.5°E), in West Africa during th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajopacs/2023/v11i4213
This paper is about the feasibility of combustibles gases like methane, ethane and carbon monoxide production from wood pyrolysis. This first laboratory experimental stage objective was to see what products can be obtained from wood pyrolysis in absence of oxygen and presence of...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2023/v15i3314