Trans-African drainage system of the Sahara: Was it the Nile?

Research Article| August 01, 1989 Trans-African drainage system of the Sahara: Was it the Nile? Kevin Burke; Kevin Burke 1Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5503 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gordon L. Wells Gordon L. Wells 2School of Geography, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Kevin Burke 1Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-5503 Gordon L. Wells 2School of Geography, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB, England Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1989) 17 (8): 743–747. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0743:TADSOT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Kevin Burke, Gordon L. Wells; Trans-African drainage system of the Sahara: Was it the Nile?. Geology 1989;; 17 (8): 743–747. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1989)017<0743:TADSOT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract An exciting result of the first spaceborne radar scans of the eastern Sahara has been the recognition of drainage channels buried at depths of several metres below the dry desert sand. We relate these observations to the megageomorphological evolution of Africa and conclude that the"radar river" valleys may have been parts of an old Nile River system rather than courses cut by a postulated westward-flowing trans-African drainage system (TADS) extending from the Red Sea Hills to the Niger Delta. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.