Namib

Namib

Namib refers to a desert located on the western coast of Africa, covering an area of about 81,000 km² and situated in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. It is considered the world's oldest and one of its harshest deserts, and is known for being one of the driest places on Earth. The sustained development of settlements in the Namib Desert is largely dependent on adequate groundwater supply.From: Architecture Follows Nature-Biomimetic Principles for Innovative Design [2019], An optimal arrangement for photovoltaic/diesel/battery management system applying Crow Search Algorithm: a case of Namib Desert [2022], Management of Aquifer Recharge for Sustainability [2002]

Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

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Published in Dexter Perkins, Kevin R. Henke, Adam C. Simon, Lance D. Yarbrough, Earth Materials, 2019

Dexter Perkins, Kevin R. Henke, Adam C. Simon, Lance D. Yarbrough

Sand dunes can extend over large areas and reach heights up to several hundred meters. For example, the Simpson Dunes of Australia cover more than 170,000 square kilometers (65,000 square miles). The tallest known dunes are in the Namib Desert of Namibia and exceed 365 meters (1200 feet). The most commonly occurring dunes have crescent shapes, but dunes are quite variable. Some are localized with crescent or elliptical shapes, others are star-shaped, and still others form long linear ridges.

An optimal arrangement for photovoltaic/diesel/battery management system applying Crow Search Algorithm: a case of Namib Desert

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Published in International Journal of Ambient Energy, 2022

Liang Chen, Si Wang, Nasser Yousefi

One of the driest places on Earth is the Namib Desert on the Atlantic coast in southwestern Africa, covering an area of about 81,000 km2 and is located among three countries: Namibia, Angola, and South Africa. This dessert is placed at . The Namib Desert is almost the oldest in the world with history around 55 million years. The Namib Desert has about 2,000 km long and 200 km width, connects Namibia, southern Angola, and North Africa through Namibia. In this area, only a little rainfall can be expected and the temperatures may increase up to 50°C in hot seasons and 20°C to 25°C in cold seasons. The temperatures of the Namib desert at night may drop below 0°C. This considered a place of this study includes 50 households that are located in the rural part of the Namib desert. The Google map of the area is shown in Figure 4 (Dehghani et al. 2021).

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