Three‐dimensional pathways of dust over the Sahara during summer 2011 as revealed by new Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer observations
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DOI: 10.1002/qj.3814
Abstract: We present a new characterisation of the three‐dimensional (3D) distribution of dust over the Sahara during summer, exemplified for June 2011. Our approach, called AEROIASI, is based on the innovative retrieval of vertical profiles of… read more here.
Keywords: infrared atmospheric; sahara summer; three dimensional; dust sahara ... See more keywords
Revisiting recharge and sustainability of the North-Western Sahara aquifers
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-020-01627-4
Abstract: In recent years, geochemical and geophysical studies have challenged the commonly held view that the use of fossil Sahara aquifers is completely unsustainable because they have not been recharged since the last wet period of… read more here.
Keywords: western sahara; aquifer; sahara aquifers; north western ... See more keywords
Morphological and molecular identification reveals that waters from an isolated oasis in Tamanrasset (extreme South of Algerian Sahara) are colonized by opportunistic and pollution-tolerant diatom species
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107104
Abstract: Abstract A water sample was obtained from an arheic oasis in the deep Sahara Desert, the Gueltates Afilal in Tamanrasset (Algeria). Five diatom strains were isolated, cultivated and identified as Tryblionella apiculata, Nitzschia supralitorea, Fistulifera… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; oasis; tamanrasset; identification ... See more keywords
A revised chronology for Pleistocene paleolakes and Middle Stone Age – Middle Paleolithic cultural activity at Bîr Tirfawi – Bîr Sahara in the Egyptian Sahara
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.08.037
Abstract: Abstract At Bir Tirfawi and Bir Sahara in the now hyperarid Egyptian Sahara, relict lake deposits located in adjacent deflation basins near 22°54′57.58″N 28°50′19.54″E preserve evidence of different hydroclimate conditions that enabled cultural activities during… read more here.
Keywords: age; bir tirfawi; bir; sahara ... See more keywords
New record of Rhinopoma cystops Thomas, 1903 (Mammalia, Chiroptera) in arid southwestern Sahara of Algeria
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DOI: 10.1134/s2079096117010024
Abstract: In January 2015, a colony of approximately 50 individuals of Rhinopoma cystops was found, and 10 Asellia tridens were netted in a cave of Béchar, Algeria, near the border with Morocco, southwestern Algerian Sahara. These… read more here.
Keywords: record rhinopoma; rhinopoma cystops; new record; cystops thomas ... See more keywords
New records of bats from southern Morocco (Atlantic Sahara) and notes on echolocation
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DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2016-0028
Abstract: Abstract In this short note, we report the first records for two bat species: the Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca and the lesser mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma cystops from Atlantic Sahara. We recorded T. aegyptiaca at… read more here.
Keywords: sahara; bats southern; atlantic sahara; new records ... See more keywords
Cloud Cover over the Sahara during the Summer and Associated Circulation Features
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos12040428
Abstract: Over the Sahara in summer, the activity of the Saharan thermal low pressure system (SHL), which is linked to the West-African monsoon dynamics and the mid-latitude circulation, is modulated by dust concentration and water-vapor transport.… read more here.
Keywords: circulation; summer; sahara summer; cloud cover ... See more keywords