Cover: A convective thunderstorm arrives near the small town of Hombori (Mali) during the AMMA field campaign (August 2005). This region is located in the Sahel, a transition zone between the Sahara and the Sudanian Savannas and stretches across the African continent. In this region, the spatial distribution of soil moisture affects the regional climate system including the spatial distribution...

Faidherbia albida is a typical emblematic species of African dryland areas. In Chad, it used for many purposes, but very little known about the technological properties its wood, which sometimes leads to inappropriate uses. This work consisted study physical and mechanical this collected in Sahelian Sudanian chadian zone. As well as impact sampling areas these properties. The result obtained sh...