The Solar radiation management and evaporative heat flux over West Africa
Kayode Adenuga·Samuel Agele·Emmanuel Israel·Olumuyiwa Oloniyo·Babatunde Adeyemi·Olusola Samuel Ojo·Kayode Philip Adenuga
This study investigates how Solar Radiation Management (SRM), particularly through Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), influences evaporative heat flux—also referred to as latent heat flux (LE)—across West Africa. The region is highly sensitive to climate change due to its dependence on rain-fed agriculture, limited water resources, and frequent heat stress events. Understanding how geoengineering could affect surface energy and moisture exchange is therefore essential for future climate plan