Climatological characteristics in the extreme hyper-arid region of Pampas de La Joya, Peru. Astrobiological approach in four years of observation: 2004-2008

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-35

  Valdivia Silva, Julio E ^a,b   Navarro González, Rafael ^a   Fletcher, Lauren ^b,c   Pérez Montaño, Saúl ^d   Condori Apaza, Reneé ^e   Ortega Gutiérrez, Fernando ^a   McKay, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTÍN DE AREQUIPA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Atacama Desert; extreme environments; hyper arid soils; Mars analogues; Pampas de La Joya

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARS; MICROHABITAT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

EID: 84055211877     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550411000292     Document Type: Article

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