A modern subtropical playa complex: Salina de Ambargasta, central Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-26

  Zanor, Gabriela A ^a   Piovano, Eduardo L ^a   Ariztegui, Daniel ^b   Vallet Coulomb, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Argentina; Ephemeral saline lake; Evaporite; Mudflat; Playa; Seasonal variability; Sedimentary subenvironment

Indexed keywords

EPHEMERAL LAKE; EVAPORITE; FRACTIONATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MUDFLAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 82055166098     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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