Deflation in the dustiest place on Earth: The Bodélé Depression, Chad

Geomorphology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 50-58

  Bristow, Charlie S ^a   Drake, Nick ^b   Armitage, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Exhumed topography; Holocene; Lake sediment; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

DEFLATION; DIATOMITE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PLEISTOCENE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND EROSION;

AFRICA; BODELE; BOTSWANA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 59049099843     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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