source—the Bodélé depression. In February 2005 the first field experiment, the Bodélé Dust Experiment or BoDEx 2005, was carried out in the Bodélé Depression. The
that the erosion of diatomaceous earth in such areas (such as the Bodélé Depression in the Sahara) is one of the most important sources of climate-affecting
Aral–Caspian Depression Baetic Depression Bodélé Depression Caspian Depression Danakil Depression Eider-Treene Depression Georgia Depression Giurgeu-Brașov
and into the Bodélé Depression. The "sill" of the Bahr el-Ghazal is the lowest point on the drainage divide between the Lake Chad and Bodélé basins. In
The Sahara desert is a key source of dust storms, particularly the Bodélé Depression and an area covering the confluence of Mauritania, Mali, and Algeria
low-level jet over Chad, is the driver of dust emission from the Bodélé Depression, the largest source of atmospheric dust on the planet. Easterly low-level
transatlantic winds from the African Sahara, much of it from the Bodélé Depression, which was once made up of a system of fresh-water lakes. Diatoms
low-level jet in Chad, which is responsible for dust emission from the Bodélé Depression, the world's most important single source of dust emission. The Somali
Lake Chad, but the Bodélé Depression, at a distance of 480 kilometres (300 mi) to the northeast of the lake. The Bodélé Depression is just 155 metres
Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Elevation extremes: lowest point: Bodélé Depression 160 m highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m Natural resources: petroleum