Eolian erosion of polygons in the Atacama Desert as a proxy for hyper-arid environments on Earth and beyond

Abstract Polygonal networks occur on various terrestrial and extraterrestrial surfaces holding valuable information on the pedological and climatological conditions under which they develop. However, unlike periglacial polygons that are commonly used as an environmental proxy, the information that p...

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Main Authors: Christof Sager, Alessandro Airo, Felix L. Arens, Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16404-y