@article{fdi:010085625, title = {{M}ultiscale and multifactor sea-groundwater interactions in southwestern {M}auritania = {I}nteracciones multiescalas y multifactoriales mar-agua subterranea en el suroeste de {M}auritania}, author = {{A}hmed, {S}.{M}. and {L}educ, {C}hristian and {A}voulwatt, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}oastal aquifers in semi-arid zones are particularly exposed to environmental changes because of their low annual recharge and the increasing anthropogenic pressure. {T}his is particularly the case in the {T}rarza phreatic aquifer ({SW} {M}auritania), which is the uppermost northern part of the great {S}enegalese-{M}auritanian sedimentary basin. {T}he interactions between the {A}tlantic {O}cean and the {T}ertiary-{Q}uaternary aquifer have evolved considerably during the last millennia and these continuous changes concern the nature and location of processes at work, their intensity and their current consequences. {I}n this vast region with a very flat topography, hydrodynamic and geochemical observations are still rare and currently allow only the main features of recent history to be reconstructed. {T}he analysis of old and recent data reveals that eustatic variations and the annual flood of the {S}enegal {R}iver were in the past the most important factors of equilibrium between fresh water and sea water, even very far from the present coastline. {T}oday, anthropization, in particular hydraulic developments and urbanisation, adds to the complexity of the system. {A}t a more local scale, denser observations in the {N}ouakchott urban area or in the {D}iawling natural park provide a better understanding of current dynamics.}, keywords = {{OCEAN} ; {EAU} {SOUTERRAINE} ; {INTERACTION} ; {AQUIFERE} ; {ZONE} {COTIERE} ; {NAPPE} {PHREATIQUE} ; {SALINITE} ; {PALEOCLIMAT} ; {ANTHROPISATION} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {PALEOHYDROLOGIE} ; {MAURITANIE} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {TRARZA} ; {NOUAKCHOTT}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}oletin {G}eologico y {M}inero}, volume = {133}, numero = {1}, pages = {89--101}, ISSN = {0366-0176}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.21701/bolgeomin/133.1/006}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085625}, }