Analysis of Suspended Particulate Matter and Its Drivers in Sahelian Ponds and Lakes by Remote Sensing (Landsat and MODIS): Gourma Region, Mali

To disentangle whether this trend in the δ 13 C org values is caused by an increased con- tribution of C 4 plants or of riverine SPOM, the isotopic com- position (δ 13 C) of

Distribution of the mean monthly precipitation over the period 1950-2007 for Gourma- Rharous (North), Hombori (Centre) and Bankass (South). a) average number of rainy days (Nd) for

However, it has not been much addressed up to now given, on the one hand, the scarce in-situ data availability in these poorly instrumented regions and, on the other

In low-flow season, the spring tides reverse the flow for half the day, while neap tides trigger a gravitational circulation two layer circulation with a flow in both

The raining season (RW season), when increases the soil runo ff and the receding of waters (FW season), when the organic matter is transported from the flooded soils to the

Since the Sahelian population livelihood relies mainly on agropastoral activities, accurate information on biomass productivity dynamics and the underlying drivers are needed to

Overall, our results show that it is possible to apply the model to all the ponds of the Ferlo Valley, of which the study area is representative. Moreover, the methodology developed

The temporal study showed very good results with a maximum of cross-covariance Mous: cov=0.69; Furdu: cov=0.77; Barkedji: cov=0.83 for ∆t=-6 days for Mous and Furdu and ∆t=-10 days