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Membres Fondateurs
Founder Members
Dr Abdelkader SAADALLAH
(Petroleum Geology, Structural
Geology, Borehole Imaging)
Président
Khaled BOULAZIZ (GeoData)
1er Vice Président
Dr Tahar AIFA (GeoPhysics)
2ème Vice Président
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Le 1er colloque international: REZAS’12 Ressources en eau… du continent africain!
The 1st international colloquium: REZAS’12 Water resources… of the African continent
Ressources en eau dans les zones
arides et semi-arides: enjeux et
perspectives. Cas du continent
africain
Organisé par :
LA SOCIETE GEOAFRICASCIENCES
L’UNIVERSITE SULTAN MOULAY
SLIMANE
&
LA FACULTE DES SCIENCES ET
TECHNIQUES DE BENI MELLAL(MAROC)
Béni Mellal le 14, 15 & 16
Novembre 2012.
DATES IMPORTANTES :
• 20 Novembre 2011 : Première
circulaire
• 20 Janvier 2012 : Deuxième
circulaire
• 30 Juin 2012 : Date limite
d’envoi des résumés
• 30 Juillet 2012 : Notification
d’acceptation
• 25 Septembre 2012 : Programme
final du colloque
• 14 & 15 Novembre 2012: Colloque
• 16 Novembre 2012: Excursion
Aller à:
http://geoafricasciences.com/rezas12w
aterbenimellalmorocco.html
&
http://www.fstbm.ac.ma/
We are facing a major challenge,
slowing down GeoAfricaSciences
Society steady progress since we
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...To be continued at page 8.
REZAS’12 Béni Mellal (Morocco) November, 14-16, 2012 P. 1-3
Water resources in the arid and
semi-arid regions: challenges and
prospects. Case of the African
continent
Organized by:
The GEOAFRICASCIENCES
SOCIETY
The UNIVERSITY of SULTAN
MOULAY SLIMANE
&
The FACULTY of SCIENCES and
TECHNIQUES of BENI MELLAL
(MOROCCO)
Béni Mellal (Morocco)
14, 15 & 16 November 2012.
IMPORTANT DATES:
• 20 November 2011: First circular
• 20 January 2012: Second circular
• 30 June 2012: Deadline of Abstracts
reception
• 30 July 2012: Notification of
acceptation
• 25 September 2012: Final Program
of the meeting
• 14 & 15 November 2012:
Colloquium
• 16 November 2012: Field trip
Go to
http://geoafricasciences.com/rezas12w
aterbenimellalmorocco.html
&
http://www.fstbm.ac.ma/
Sponsors on 2012?
Who will be the Sponsor
of Geo Africa Sciences
Society?
Qui va être le sponsor de
la Société Geo Africa
Sciences ?
This Issue: 10 pages & 1.8 MB
Editor/Author: A.SAADALLAH
Contribution: Salah M. Hamad
Reviewers:
T. AIFA K. BOULAZIZ
Bilan de 2011 / Annual Report 2011 P. 4-7
Mars, Sécheresse de 600 Millions d’Années / Mars : Arid for more than 600 million years P. 4
Face Cachée de la Lune / GRAIL Mission Returns First Video of Moon's Far Side P. 5
P. 4 Le “Géologue” Opportunity sur le terrain depuis 8 ans / Opportunity 8 years and Counting P.
7
P. 4 1ére Conférence Internationale en Lybie / 1st International Conference in Libya: June 5-7, 2012 P. 8
Manuel / Book: Practical Sequence Stratigraphy by Dr. Ashton Embry P. 9
IAH Groundwater eNews - Issue 01/12, Jan 2012 P. 10
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REZAS’12: Béni Mellal (Morocco) November 14-16, 2012
The regular water supply constitutes one of the big
challenges of the humanity of this millennium. In Africa, the scarcity
of this resource is not an exceptional concept.
It rises from the characteristics of the geographical and climatic
context of the continent.
In the next decades, the uncertainty of the climatic fluctuations, the
population growth, the increase in the socio‐economic needs and the
position risks will exacerbate the problems of availability of this
resource quantity and quality. This will accentuate the tension
between supply and demand and lets predict extreme situations
in a close horizon. Such situations will reproduce in the future and
perhaps even more frequently if one attaches them to the
phenomenon of desertification which affects the African West and to
the extent of the climate changes to the planetary scale.
The integrated management of fresh water as a limited and
vulnerable resource is a prerequisite essential with sustainable
development and in the future of the African continent. The
integration of programs and sectoral plans on water within the
framework of the economic and social policy is of paramount
importance for the action at the 21st century.
An effective management supposes to integrate knowledge
and to cross complementary approaches
(hydrological, hydrogeologic, geographical, historical,
socio‐economic, ecological and political), in order to try to reconcile
from the contrasted points of view and to propose adapted answers.
This scientific demonstration is the occasion to exchange,
communicate and discover thanks to professionals, actors,
researchers, and users, the challenges and the prospects for an
effective and rational management of the water resources at the level
of the African continent.
It will also make it possible to the participants to put the point on the
last developments in the field of management and the safeguarding
of the water resources by conferences and communications of great
interest.
To fill these objectives, the conference will comprise many debates,
oral presentations and panels on the key challenges of water.
L’approvisionnement régulier en eau
constitue l’un des grands défis de l’humanité de ce millénaire.
En Afrique, la rareté de cette ressource n’est pas un concept
exceptionnel.
Elle découle des particularités du contexte géographique et
climatique du continent.
Dans les prochaines décennies, l’incertitude des fluctuations
climatiques, la croissance démographique, l’augmentation des
besoins socio‐économiques et les risques de pollution
exacerberont les problèmes de disponibilité de cette ressource
en quantité et qualité. Ceci accentuera la tension entre l’offre
et la demande et laisse présager des situations extrêmes
dans un horizon proche. De telles situations se reproduiront
dans l’avenir et peut‐être même plus fréquemment si on les
rattache au phénomène de désertification qui affecte l’Ouest
africain et à l’ampleur des changements climatiques à l’échelle
planétaire.
La gestion intégrée de l’eau douce en tant que ressource
limitée et vulnérable est une condition préalable
essentielle au développement durable et à l’avenir du continent
africain. L’intégration de programmes et de plans sectoriels
sur l’eau dans le cadre de la politique économique et sociale
est d’une importance primordiale pour l’action au 21ème siècle.
Une gestion efficace suppose d’intégrer les
connaissances et de croiser des approches
complémentaires (hydrologiques, hydrogéologiques,
géographiques, historiques, socio‐économiques, écologiques et
politiques), afin de tenter de concilier des points de vue
contrastés et de proposer des réponses adaptées.
Cette manifestation scientifique est l’occasion d’échanger,
de communiquer et de découvrir grâce à des professionnels,
des acteurs, des chercheurs, et des usagers, les enjeux et les
perspectives d’une gestion efficace et rationnelle des
ressources en eau à l’échelle du continent africain.
Elle permettra également aux participants de mettre le point
sur les derniers développements dans le domaine de la gestion
et la préservation des ressources en eau par des conférences et
des communications de grand intérêt.
Pour remplir ces objectifs, le colloque comportera de
nombreux débats, présentations orales et tables rondes sur les
défis clés de l’eau.
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To offer to the actors and to researchers in the sector of
water a space to share their experiments, their vision and
their expectations;
To put the point on the last developments in the field of
management and the safeguarding of the water resources;
To highlight the fundamental teaching principles and
methodological requirements of an approach of
education in the sector of water;
To make the inventory of knowledge on the water
resources of the African continent;
To pose the problems concerning the prospective
requirements out of water for the cities and rural
environment in Africa.
REZAS’12: OBJECTIVES OF THE COLLOQUIUM
REZAS’12 : THEMES DU COLLOQUE
Stock management: space distribution, supply and
demand;
Modelling of the karstic systems, complex mediums;
Hydrogeology and hydrology at the time of climate
changes;
Water quality, town planning and health: a trilogy to
fight against poverty;
Water, energy, irrigation: factors of development and
food safety;
Water, environment, durable management and of the
hydrous catastrophes;
Woman, education and training relating to water;
African network of the data, the consequences and
competences in answer to the policy issues of the 21st
century.
Offrir aux acteurs et chercheurs dans le secteur de l’eau
un espace pour partager leurs expériences, leur vision et
leurs attentes ;
Mettre le point sur les derniers développements dans le
domaine de la gestion et la préservation des ressources
en eau ;
Mettre en relief les principes pédagogiques
fondamentaux et exigences méthodologiques d'une
démarche d'éducation dans le secteur de l’eau ;
Faire l’inventaire des connaissances sur les ressources
en eau du continent africain
Poser la problématique concernant les besoins
prospectifs en eau des villes et du milieu rural en
Afrique.
Gestion de la ressource : répartition spatiale, offre et
demande ;
Modélisation des systèmes karstiques, milieux
complexes ;
Hydrogéologie et hydrologie à l’heure des
changements climatiques ;
Qualité de l’eau, urbanisme et santé : une trilogie pour
lutter contre la pauvreté ;
Eau, énergie, irrigation : facteurs de développement et
sécurité alimentaire ;
Eau, environnement, gestion durable et des catastrophes
hydriques ;
Femme, éducation et formation relatives à l’eau ;
Réseau africain des données, des conséquences et des
compétences en réponse aux enjeux politiques du 21ème
siècle.
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Finance en Janvier & Décembre 2011 / Financial state on January & December 2011
Bilan de 2011 / Annual Report 2011
Bilan 2011 / Annual financial report
2011 Annual Financial Report 2011
In NOK (Norwegian Crones)
Out of the bank -1054.5 Bank services
Into the bank 2769.92 Subscriptions & Interest (10.03)
Starting Capital January1st 2011 8940.52
Starting Capital January 1st 2012 10655.94
Statement of Accounts 1715.42 Sum of in and out of the bank
Control of Statement of Accounts 1715.42 Difference of the two Statement of Accounts
To be continued next page (5)
“…Mars may have been arid for more than 600
million years, making it too hostile for any life
to survive on the planet's surface, according to
researchers who have been carrying out the
painstaking task of analysing individual
particles of Martian soil. Dr Tom Pike, from
Imperial College London, will discuss the
team's analysis at a European Space Agency
(ESA) meeting on 7 February 2012…”
“...The researchers have spent three years
analysing data on Martian soil that was
collected during the 2008 NASA Phoenix
mission to Mars. Phoenix touched down in the
northern arctic region of the planet to search
for signs that it was habitable and to analyse ice
and soil on the surface...”
From, ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2012) To know more go to:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120
203092006.htm
(Credit: NASA/Image Processing by Jody
Swann/Tammy Becker/Alfred McEwen)
Mars, Sécheresse de 600 Millions d’années
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La Face Cachée
de la Lune
Pour en savoir plus
aller à:
http://www.nasa.go
v/multimedia/video
gallery/index.html?
media_id=1309561
91
Members up to date on January 1st 2012
Name Based in
Abdallah Hussein Spain
Aïfa Tahar France
Bagheri Soheila Iran
Baroudi Zouhir Morocco
Boulaziz Khaled Norway
Bracene Rabah Algeria
Chabour Nabil Algeria
Guerriero Vincenzo Italy
Haddadi Noureddine France
Hamad Salah Muftah Abdallah Libya
Kerkebane Hana Spain
Lassel Karim F. France
Luc Thiebaut France
Malti Fatima Zohra France
Matheka James Kenya
Radja Taieb Algeria
Saadallah Abdelkader Norway
Sadiki Ndyanabo Stéphane DR Congo
Semchaoui Mehdi France
Sheron Kaviua Namibia
Zerhouni Youssef Morocco
To be continued next page (6)
Liste des membres à jour au 1er Janvier 2012 / List of members up to date on January 1, 2012
2011
GRAIL Mission Returns First Video of Moon's Far Side
NASA's GRAIL mission has beamed back its first video of the far side of the moon. The imagery was taken
on Jan. 19, 2012 by the MoonKAM aboard the mission's "Ebb" spacecraft.
Page 6 of 10 GeoAfricaSciences Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue 1
Distribution List of the Newsletter, updated on January 09, 2012
Country or group of countries Number
list
number Comments
Algeria 400 6
Angola 31 1
Asia 100 1
Australia And Papua New Guinea 29 1
Benin 3 1
Bostwana 22 1
Burkina Faso 18 1
Cameroun 27 1
Canada 39 1
Centre Africa Rep 1 1
Congo DR 29 1
Egypt 18 1
Eritrea 5 1
Ethiopia 31 1
Europe 109 1
France 109 1
Gabon 4 1
Ghana 90 1
Guinea 11 1
IAH 23 1
IUGS Directory 61 1
Ivory Coast 9 1
Kenya 12 1
Liberia 2 1
Libya 51 1
Madagascar 3 1
Malawi 6 1
Mali 15 1
Mauritania 17 1
Mauritius 3 1
Middle East 70 1
Morocco 75 1
Mozambique 6 1
Namibia 30 1
Niger 3 1
Nigeria 86 1
Norway 65 1
Rwanda 4 1
South Africa 203 1
Senegal 13 1
Sierra Leone 9 1
South America 28 1
Sudan 11 1
To be continued next page
Distribution de la Lettre d’Information / Distribution list of the Newsletter
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Continuation of the previous page
Country or group of countries Number
list
number Comments
Tanzania 31 1
Tunisia 73 1
Tchad 1 1
Uganda 6 1
UK & Ireland 91 1
USA 31 1
World wide 34 2
Zambia 33 1
“Zimbabwe” 21 1
Total 2202 58
Pour en savoir plus aller à / To know more
go there:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html
?media_id=129990071
Distribution de la Lettre d’Information / Distribution list of the Newsletter
Le “Géologue” Opportunity en mission sur le terrain depuis 8 ans sur Mars !
Le “Robot Géologue” programmé pour durer
quelques mois a résisté 8 ans sur le terrain de
Mars, et il continue !
Still on going after 8 years!
Fente de tension avec remplissage sédimentaire ?
Cracks filled up by sediment deposit?
Une partie de son itinéraire indiquant
qu’il n’est pas tombé dans Le Cratère
Victoria !
Not falling down into Victoria Crater!
Traces anciennes d’érosion fluviatile
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1ére Conférence Internationale à Al Bayda (Benghazi) Lybie : 5-7 Juin 12
Wadi Murqus & Al Jabal Lakhdar area
Water Resources of Al Jabal Al Akhdar:
Reality & Prospective
Organized by: University of Omar Al-Mukhtar
Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental
Sciences
In collaboration with Arab World Academy of
Young Scientists Arab-WAYS
Important dates:
• Mars 15, 2012: Abstract submission
• May 15, 2012: Full paper submission
Contacts, Reservation & Accomodation
Prof .Dr. Ramadan A. M. Al-Hendawi
Faculty of the Natural Resources and Environment
University of Omar Al-Mukhtar,
Al Bayda Libya P.O.BOX 919
Phone:
+218 (0) 92 3797701
+218 (0) 91 3797701
Email: [email protected]
Further details on the conference themes, topics,
and registration documents can be found on the
conference website
http://www.cyrenaica.ly/
1st International Conference at Al Bayda (Benghazi) Libya: June 5-7, 2012
Page 9 of 10 GeoAfricaSciences Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue 1
BBBooooookkk: Practical Sequence Stratigraphy by Dr. Ashton Embry: Download at http://www.cspg.org
Figure 3.1. The Exxon depositional sequence model of 1988. The lower boundary is a Type 1 sequence boundary (SB1) and it
coincides with a subaerial unconformity on the shelf and upper slope and with the base of submarine fan deposits in the basin. The
upper boundary is a Type 2 boundary (SB2) and it coincides with a
subaerial unconformity on the shelf and with a time surface (clinoform) equivalent to the start baselevel rise farther basinward.
The transgressive surface (TS) and maximum flooding surface
(mfs) occur within the sequence and allow it to be subdivided into three systems tracts – lowstand (LSW), transgressive (TST) and
highstand (HST). The systems tract which directly overlies a Type
2 sequence boundary is called a shelf margin systems tract
(SMW). Modified from Baum and Vail (1988, Fig.1).
Contents
1) Introduction
2) Historical Development of the
discipline: The First 200 Years
(1788-1988)
3) Historical Development of the
discipline: The Last 20 Years
(1998-2008)
4) The Material-based Surfaces of
Sequence Stratigraphy, Part 1:
Subaerial Unconformity and
Regressive Surface of Marine Erosion
5) The Material-based Surfaces of
Sequence Stratigraphy, Part 2:
Shoreline Ravinement and Maximum
Regressive Surface
6) The Material-based Surfaces of
Sequence Stratigraphy, Part 3:
Maximum Flooding Surface and Slope
Onlap Surface
7) The Base-Level Change Model for
Material-based, Sequence Stratigraphic
Surfaces
8) The Time-based Surfaces of
Sequence Stratigraphy
9) The Units of Sequence Stratigraphy,
Part 1: Material-based Sequences
10) The Units of Sequence Stratigraphy,
Part 2: Time-based Depositional
Sequences
11) The Units of Sequence Stratigraphy,
Part 3: Systems Tracts
12) The Units of Sequence Stratigraphy,
Part 4: Parasequences
13) Sequence Stratigraphy Hierarchy
14) Correlation
15) Tectonics vs. Eustasy and
Applications to Petroleum Exploration
Published online by the Canadian Society of Petroleum
Geologists, October, 2009. The document can be accessed
at http://www.cspg.org
Suggested reference is: Embry, A.F., 2009, Practical Sequence Stratigraphy.
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Online at www.cspg.org, 79 p.
The fifteen chapters were originally published as separate articles in fifteen
issues of the CSPG monthly publication, The Reservoir, May, 2008 –
September, 2009.
A. Saadallah, [email protected] Stavanger, February 05, 2012.
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