This paper serves as a review of the surface geology and geomorphology around Gobabeb in the Central Namib Desert. It introduces the major lithologies associated with the Damara Orogen of Precambrian and Cambrian age, followed by Tertiary sandstones
and conglomerates and Quaternary Kuiseb valley conglomerates, silts and gravels. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Gobabeb research station and the recent designation of the Namib Sand Sea as a world heritage site, the AA. present a map to inform and guide
future research and educational activities around Gobabeb. The contrast between an ancient gravel plain to the north, a dynamic aeolian sand sea to the south and ephemeral river environments in between become apparent. These natural laboratories have
[b3] Gobabeb Research and Training Centre, Walvis Bay, Namibie
Dans le désert de Namibie, étude de précipitations torrentielles dépassant 30mm qui ont eu pour effet un écoulement suffisant pour entraîner une modification du lit de l'oued Gobabeb. (1975-1976).
The dynamics of a small linear dune on the northern margin of the Namib Sand Sea, in the area south of Gobabeb, have been monitored using erosion pins placed at the dune tip since 1969. GPS measurements of these pins enabled estimation of the rates
[b4] Gobabeb Research and Training Centre, Walvis Bay, Namibie