THE SAHARA: A WIND DYNAMICS ON SURFACE AND WATER IN DEPTH

B. REMINI

Abstract


The Sahara desert has yet to give away all of these secrets. For a long time, this immense arid expanse was known as a land without water. In return, the Sahara is known to be a place where wind activity reigns. Since the 1930s, during the search for black gold, immense non-renewable or poorly renewable aquifers have been discovered. The Sahara desert is animated by a double dynamic; wind turbine on the ground and water in the basement. This is how great Ergs were formed in the four corners of the Sahara. In return, in the basement, immense bodies of water have formed.


Keywords


Erg, Aquifer, Wind dynamics, Water dynamics, Sahara.

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