The aim of this paper is to assess the potential use of data recorded by the Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) constellation to characterize desert surface roughness. The study is applied over the Sahara, the largest non-polar desert in the world. This is based on a spatio-...
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd This study investigates the effect of soiling on the cooling capacity of the wind and its consequences for the performance of photovoltaic modules. Cooling and electrical characteristics were measured on a glass-glass module for wind speeds up to 4 ms−1 and soiling levels up to 41 gm−2. Soiling can promote the cooling of photovo...
Eriosyce is one of most species‐rich genera within Notocacteae (Cactaceae) harboring a variety of stem and flower morphologies, and fruits with basal abscission. The lack of a well‐sampled molecular phylogeny contributes to the current taxonomic instability of the genus, where its circumscription and infrageneric classification has been questioned....
Alluvial fans are important depositional landforms that offer valuable records of terrestrial sedimentation history if their surfaces can be mapped and dated accurately. Unfortunately, as this often depends on detailed field mapping and intensive absolute dating techniques, it can be a challenging, expensive and time-consuming exercise. In this stu...
Populations of the columnar cactus genus Eulychnia (Cactaceae) are an iconic sight in the Chilean Atacama Desert. The most recent taxonomic treatment of the genus suggested to accept up to seven taxa at species level based on morphological data. To date, species boundaries and infrageneric relationships in Eulychnia have not been investigated using...
Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This paper is based on field work in two locations of Azraq gr...
Dans une conjoncture politique et économique préoccupante, une nouvelle activité inattendue émerge soudainement au début de l'année 2014 dans le nord du Niger : l'orpaillage, après la découverte d'un premier site dans la vallée du Djado (2014). Quelques mois plus tard, un deuxième site, Tchibarakaten fut mis en exploitation. Au même moment, plusieu...
