Tectonic and Climatic Controls on the Spatial Distribution of Denudation Rates in Northern Chile (18°S to 23°S) Determined From Cosmogenic Nuclides
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jf004153
Abstract: In the arid region of northern Chile the environmental conditions are favorable for measuring tectonic and climatic influences on catchment denudation rates in the absence of vegetation. Previous studies of denudation rates from cosmogenic 10Be… read more here.
Keywords: northern chile; climatic controls; denudation rates; denudation ... See more keywords
New ctenochasmatid pterosaur record for Gondwana: discovery in the Lower Cretaceous continental deposits of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104378
Abstract: Abstract New pterosaur remains from Cerro La Isla, Quebrada Monardes Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Northern Chile, are described. The material comprises mandibular remains preserving dental bases and two vertebrae of the mid cervical series. The morphology… read more here.
Keywords: lower cretaceous; vertebrae; pterosaur; ctenochasmatid pterosaur ... See more keywords
Testing the occurrence of Late Jurassic true polar wander using the La Negra volcanics of northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115835
Abstract: Abstract True polar wander (TPW) is the reorientation of the crust-mantle system driven by the redistribution of masses in the mantle and on the Earth's surface. In the ideal case, characterization of TPW requires paleomagnetic… read more here.
Keywords: negra volcanics; polar wander; late jurassic; volcanics northern ... See more keywords
Flood affectedness and household adaptation measures in rural northern Chile: A cross-sectional study in the Upper Huasco Valley
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102499
Abstract: Abstract Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme events. Adaptation strategies at societal and household level are crucial to reduce vulnerability. We assessed to what extent personal flood affectedness, in particular health… read more here.
Keywords: adaptation; flood affectedness; northern chile; adaptation measures ... See more keywords
Mastoid osteoma in a prehispanic cranium (1390 A.D.) from Northern Chile.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.10.006
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Osteomas are slow-growing benign tumors that can affect the skull, most frequently the parietal and frontal. Temporal bone osteomas are more common in the external acoustic meatus and exceptional in the mastoid region. The… read more here.
Keywords: osteoma prehispanic; northern chile; mastoid osteoma; cranium ... See more keywords
Provincial Inca metallurgy in northern Chile: New data for the Viña del Cerro smelting site
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102556
Abstract: Abstract Metal artifacts were one of the most relevant wealth finance items for the political economy of the Inca empire. Inca provincial expansion in the Collasuyu has largely been explained by the need to intensify… read more here.
Keywords: del cerro; finance; site; northern chile ... See more keywords
Deposition of metals and metalloids in the fumarolic fields of Guallatiri and Lastarria volcanoes, northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106803
Abstract: Abstract A detailed study on the mineralogy and chemistry of fumarolic deposits with a focus on metals and metalloids is presented. Two active volcanoes in northern Chile, Guallatiri and Lastarria, are characterised by vigorous and… read more here.
Keywords: mineralogy; volcanoes northern; chemistry; metals metalloids ... See more keywords
Mobility in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile, in the Late Intermediate Period (AD 900–1450): A re-evaluation using stable isotope analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2018.05.013
Abstract: Abstract Research on the Late Intermediate Period (AD 900–1450) in northern Chile has been strongly influenced by two mobility models: John Murra's classic vertical ecological archipelago model, with highland colonies in the lowlands; and the… read more here.
Keywords: mobility; 900 1450; late intermediate; northern chile ... See more keywords
Processes explaining the origin and evolution of groundwater composition in the Andean Precordillera and Altiplano of the Tarapacá Region of northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149742
Abstract: Abstract In the arid area of northern Chile, groundwater resources in the Andean formations are essential for native populations, ecological services, mining, and other human activities. Validated conceptual hydrogeological models are required for current and… read more here.
Keywords: groundwater; water; precordillera; northern chile ... See more keywords
What is the structure of the forearc region in the Central Andes of northern Chile? An approach from field data and 2-D reflection seismic data
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2019.228187
Abstract: Abstract The tectonic evolution of the Andean forearc in the Central Andes is understood by the superimposition of deformational events associated with different tectonic regimes, which control the main morpho-tectonic units of northern Chile. Varied… read more here.
Keywords: order; central andes; field; geometry ... See more keywords
First Onset of Unrest Captured at Socompa: A Recent Geodetic Survey at Central Andean Volcanoes in Northern Chile
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DOI: 10.1029/2022gl102480
Abstract: We report the first detection of unrest at Socompa volcano during our recent survey of Central Andean volcanos in Northern Chile using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar measurements spanning January 2018 to October 2021. We find… read more here.
Keywords: onset unrest; central andean; first onset; northern chile ... See more keywords