On the origin of saline compounds in acidic salt flats (Central Andean Altiplano)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120155
Abstract: Abstract Volcanism, aridity, and endorheism converge in the central zone of the Andean Cordillera (Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, between latitudes 19° S and 27° S). The Gorbea and Ignorado basins are pristine Andean sites in… read more here.
Keywords: central andean; salt flats; salt; gypsum ... See more keywords
Robust Archaeal and Bacterial Communities Inhabit Shallow Subsurface Sediments of the Bonneville Salt Flats
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DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00378-19
Abstract: Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, which covered a third of Utah, desiccated approximately 13,000 years ago, leaving behind the Bonneville Salt Flats (BSF) in the Utah West Desert. The potash salts that saturate BSF basin are extracted and… read more here.
Keywords: salt flats; archaeal bacterial; salt; salt crust ... See more keywords
Variations in Surface Albedo Arising from Flooding and Desiccation Cycles on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
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DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-18-0219.1
Abstract: Desert playas, such as those in northern Utah, form a landscape often in stark contrast to surrounding mountain ranges due to their minimal topographic relief, lack of vegetation, and saline soils. Dry highly reflective halite… read more here.
Keywords: flooding desiccation; salt flats; surface; surface albedo ... See more keywords