Geology and geophysics of the West Nubian Paleolake and the Northern Darfur Megalake (WNPL-NDML): Implication for groundwater resources in Darfur, northwestern Sudan

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-93

  Elsheikh, Ahmed ^a   Abdelsalam, Mohamed G ^a   Mickus, Kevin ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Darfur; Groundwater; Paleolake; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HOLOCENE; INFILTRATION; MESOZOIC; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; RECHARGE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER TABLE;

DARFUR; SUDAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960146997     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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