desert

Imaggeo On Monday: Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India

Fulmati Ram July 11, 2022

Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India. Credit: Fulmati Ram (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Rann of Kachchh is a saline marshland located in the western part of India. This climatically arid, salt-covered mudflat was once home to one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization in India. The UNESCO world heritage archaeological site of Dholavira is now located in the heart of the salt desert. Photo by Fulmati Ram, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the E ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: The desert of the cauliflowers

Luca Barale July 4, 2022

The desert of the cauliflowers. Credit: Luca Barale (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Bouâmama Cauliflowers (Fredolia aretioides) in the stony plateaus of the Eastern High Atlas near Ayt Wazag (Morocco). The compact, cushion-like habit, the tiny coriaceous leaves and the deep-reaching roots of this shrub allow it to thrive under arid climatic conditions. Photo by Luca Barale, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Rain on the Namib Desert

Olivia Trani December 16, 2019

Rain in the Namib Desert. Credit: Christoph Schmidt (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

Pictured here is the arid Namib Desert on a not-so-arid day. The desert is known for its extremely dry conditions and abundance of sunshine, but this photo, taken by Christoph Schmidt, chair of geomorphology at the University of Bayreuth in Germany, gives us a rare glimpse of a rainy day. The Namib Desert spans about 81,000 square kilometres in southwest Africa, stretching throughout the entire co ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The Crossroads of Flood and Drought

Martina Klose March 19, 2018

Day and Night – Flood and Drought. Credit: Martina Klose (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This picture was taken on the way back from collecting field measurements at the Lordsburg Playa in southwestern New Mexico, USA. The setting sun highlights the contrast between the dry, cracked soil and the standing water from antecedent rainfall. A playa is a flat topographic depression in arid or semi-arid regions that contains a large amount of deposited sediment. When the surface of the playa ...[Read More]