Dust soiling effects on decentralized solar in West Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.120993
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PV soiling; Decentralized solar; MERRA-2; Satellite-observation; West Africa; Electricity Access; Harmattan;All these keywords.
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