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

The Bodélé Depression in Chad is the largest single source of dust on Earth because of a combination of strong near surface winds and a large reservoir of readily eroded and easily entrained, low density sediment. During the Holocene and Late Pleistocene, the Bodélé Depression was host to a great la...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geomorphology (Amsterdam) 2009-04, Vol.105 (1), p.50-58
Hauptverfasser:	Bristow, Charlie S., Drake, Nick, Armitage, Simon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diatomite Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Exhumed topography Freshwater Geomorphology, landform evolution Holocene Lake sediment Marine and continental quaternary Surficial geology Wind erosion
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