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Desert Playas

Desert Playas is a sedimentary environment characterized by flat, unvegetated, and internally drained desert basins that periodically accumulate water and fine-grained sediments, typically forming ephemeral lakes and evaporite deposits.

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Threshold velocities for input of soil particles into the air by desert soils

Dale A. Gillette, John E. Adams, Albert Endo et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1980 · 321 citations

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Groundwater circulation in a closed desert basin: Topographic scaling and climatic forcing

Christopher Duffy, Sumani Al‐Hassan · Water Resources Research · 1988 · 150 citations

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Geology of salars in Northern Chile

G. E. Stoertz, George E. Ericksen · USGS professional paper · 1974 · 139 citations · Full text

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History of Australian aridity: chronology in the evolution of arid landscapes

Toshiyuki Fujioka, John Chappell · Geological Society London Special Publications · 2010 · 121 citations

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DIVERSIFIED BET-HEDGING AS A REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY OF SOME EPHEMERAL POOL ANOSTRACANS (BRANCHIOPODA)

Marie A. Simovich, Stacie A. Hathaway · Journal of Crustacean Biology · 1997 · 118 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. SA
    Stacie A. Hathaway

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    2 publications · 215 citations

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  2. ST
    Scott T. McMurry

    Oklahoma State University, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  3. CV
    C. Vance Haynes

    University of Arizona, United States

    2 publications · 184 citations

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  4. LM
    Loren M. Smith

    Texas Tech University, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  5. RL
    Richard L. Reynolds

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

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Institutions

86

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    323 citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    306 citations

  3. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    179 citations

  4. New Mexico State University

    Las Cruces, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    154 citations

  5. Oklahoma State University

    Stillwater, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    110 citations

  6. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    141 citations

  7. Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center

    Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    81 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    103 citations

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  1. Sedimentary Geology

    3 publications · 145 citations

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  2. Geoarchaeology

    3 publications · 188 citations

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  3. Journal of Crustacean Biology

    3 publications · 236 citations

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  4. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    3 publications · 128 citations

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  5. Journal of Arid Environments

    3 publications · 123 citations

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