کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8141657 | 1523832 | 2017 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mapping palaeolakes in the Ténéré Desert of northeastern Niger using space-borne data for groundwater potential
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مهندسی و علوم پایه
فیزیک و نجوم
نجوم و فیزیک نجومی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Groundwater resources in arid lands are crucial for supporting life. Thus, delineation of low land areas, where surface runoff accumulated during pluvial periods assists in groundwater explorations. Therefore, the drainage patterns in northeastern Niger using various sources of DEMs of optical (ASTER) and radar (SRTM) satellite data were extracted. These data reveal three palaeolakes in the Ténéré Desert. In addition, the DEMs together with the optical and radar satellite data were used to define a major watershed measuring 634,000â¯km2. This watershed may have led to the formation of one major palaeolake as an ancestor of the three palaeolakes. The latter extend to 11,514â¯km2, 17,571â¯km2 and 18,453â¯km2. The optical and radar satellites images show that the boundaries of these three lakes have been modified by extensive longitudinal and transverse sand dunes of considerable thickness. These dunes accumulated during a much later arid episode in geologic time, probably during the late Quaternary. Prior to that, the former marshlands received water from the Tibesti Mountains of northern Chad, the Ahaggar Plateau of southeastern Algeria and the Air Mountain of northern Niger. The drainage patterns clearly show the pathway of water down to the ground level. The longest drainage line is emanating from the Ahaggar Plateau and extends south west for 837â¯km. The water overflow of the southernmost lake led to the formation of another distinct drainage line, leading to the southwestern edge of the ancestral Megalake Chad. This drainage line begins in the vicinity of the town of Fachi and extends southward through the town of Dillia as a single tributary, and is here named the Dillia Palaeoriver. These observations, which are based on the study of satellite data require geophysical fieldwork to ascertain the interpretations, and evaluate the potential for groundwater accumulation in the region.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics - Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 395-407
Journal: NRIAG Journal of Astronomy and Geophysics - Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 395-407
نویسندگان
Gloria Molina, Ahmed Gaber, Farouk El-Baz,