@article{fdi:010093382,
  title = {{M}onsoonal imprint on late {Q}uaternary landscapes of the {R}ub' al {K}hali {D}esert},
  author = {{Z}aki, {A}. {S}. and {D}elaunay, {A}. and {B}aby, {G}. and {H}aghipour, {N}. and {B}lanchet, {C}. and {D}allmeyer, {A}. and {S}ternai, {P}. and {W}oor, {S}. and {W}ani, {O}. and {K}halil, {H}. and {S}chuster, {M}. and {P}etraglia, {M}. and {S}ylvestre, {F}lorence and {P}eyrotty, {G}. and {A}li, {M}. and {V}an {B}uchem, {F}. and {A}fifi, {A}. {M}. and {C}astelltort, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}bundant geomorphological, biological, and isotopic records show that {A}rabia repeatedly underwent significant climate-driven environmental changes during late {Q}uaternary humid periods. {P}recisely mapping how the enhancement and expansion of the {A}frican {M}onsoon during these humid periods have affected landscape evolution and human occupation dynamics in {A}rabia remains a scientific challenge. {H}ere we reconstruct an ancient water-sculpted landscape consisting of lake and river deposits, coupled with a large outlet valley in the {R}ub' al {K}hali {D}esert of {S}audi {A}rabia. {D}uring the peak of the {H}olocene {H}umid {P}eriod or before, intense rainfall reactivated alluvial floodplains and filled a similar to 1100 km(2) topographic depression, which eventually breached, carving a deep similar to 150 km-long valley. {C}oupling geologic reconstructions with transient {E}arth system model simulations shows that this hydrological activity was linked to higher seasonal precipitation punctuated by repeated heavy events. {A}nalysis of lacustrine and fluvial sedimentary deposits implies sediment routing across distances of up to 1000 km from the {A}sir {M}ountains. {O}ur results indicate that such intense flooding challenges the conventional view of simple, weak, and linear landscape stabilization following increased rainfall in {A}rabia. {O}ur findings highlight the crucial role of an enhanced {A}frican {M}onsoon in driving rapid landscape transformations in the {A}rabian {D}esert.},
  keywords = {{ARABIE} {SAHOUDITE} ; {RUB} {AL} {KHALI} {DESERT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ommunications {E}arth and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {255 [15 p.]},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1038/s43247-025-02224-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093382},
}