Martin T Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mauritania, Remote sensing
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Letters and Languages, University of Poitiers, 1 rue Raymond Cantel, 86074, Poitiers, France
Martin is currently working as Professor Emeritus and Faculty of Letters and Languages from University of Poitiers, 1 rue Raymond Cantel, 86074, Poitiers, France. Martin research interest are Mauritania, Nouakchott, Coastline, Dune belt, Sediment balance, Remote sensing.
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Author(s): Hachemi K, Thomas YF, Senhoury AOE-M and Martin T
Multitemporal Analysis of the City of Nouakchott (Mauritania) Based on ENVISAT ASAR Images
The city of Nouakchott lies between the Atlantic Ocean to its west and the desert to its east. It is built on an almost level site located partially below sea level and is protected by a relatively narrow line of poorly vegetated coastal dunes displaying an average width of 150 m and an altitude less than 6 m. This setting fosters seawater incursion caused by storm surges. The city is also fractionated by a succession of highly view moreĀ»