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Incaguasi, “donde dormían las carretas”. Arqueología de un lugar de paso en el valle del alto Loa, desierto de Atacama
(Universidad Católica del Norte, 2017)
Este artículo busca contribuir al estudio de la circulación humana en
los espacios internodales, investigando lugares de uso pasajero en
zonas áridas o semi áridas. La investigación se concentra en una específica
localidad: ...
The coastal winds off western subtropical South America in future climate scenarios
(2008)
The west coast of subtropical South America is characterized by a semi-arid climate and very persistent
southerly winds that often exhibit a low-level jet structure. The nearly alongshore flow forces coastal and offshore ...
Opportunities for improving disaster management in Chile: a case study
(2007)
Purpose – This paper seeks to propose measures to improve management of rainfall-related
disasters in Chile.
Design/methodology/approach – This research was carried out as a case study in the semi-arid
region of Chile ...
Voluntary intake and digestibility of forages with different nutritional quality in alpacas ( Lama pacos)
(1998)
There is an increasing interest in the introduction of domestic South American Camelids (SAC) to semi-arid and non-plateau arid lands located at the Central South (35-42°S/71-74°W) and Magallanic (49-55°S/69-75°W) regions ...
Azudas en Chile: un vernáculo sistema de riego en tierras de secano
(Universidad de Murcia, 2013)
Expuesta a condiciones adversas, la creatividad humana se sobrepone. Una muestra de esta virtud es la aparición de las azudas o ruedas de agua en la actividad agrícola. Se trataba de dominar los ambientes áridos y semiáridos, ...
Geothermal diatoms: seasonal variability in the El Tatio geothermal field (Altiplano, Chile)
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018)
Diatom floras were examined in a high-altitude geothermal field, 4200 - 4500 m (29 degrees 19'S 68 degrees W'), located in the Central Andean dry Puna ecoregion or southern Altiplano. These locations include hostile ...
Extreme ENSO-driven torrential rainfalls at the southern edge of the Atacama Desert during the Late Holocene and their projection into the 21th century
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)
Extreme precipitation events and multi-annual droughts, especially in arid to semi-arid subtropical regions, are among the most critical El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and global climate change impacts. Here, we assess ...
Supergene enrichment of copper deposits since the onset of modern hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert, Chile
(SPRINGER, 2009-07)
Supergene enrichment of Cu deposits in the
Atacama Desert has played a critical role in making this
the prime Cu-producing province of the world. Previously,
this has been believed to have occurred exclusively over ...
Aerosol effects on the UV irradiance in Santiago de Chile
(Elsevier Ltd, 2014)
Santiago de Chile (33°27' S-70°41' W) is a mid-latitude city of 6 million inhabitants with a complicated surrounding topography. Aerosol extinction in Santiago is determined by the semi-arid local climate, the urban ...
Superoxide dismutase is a critical enzyme to alleviate oxidative stress in Aloe vera (L.) Burm. plants subjected to water deficit
(2012)
Background:Aloe vera, a plant with crassulacean acid metabolism naturally adapted to water deficit, was introduced in the semi-arid regions of Chile in 1999.Aims: Our objective was to evaluate how A. vera scavenged the ...