The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

The history of the southern central Andes, including the world's second largest plateau and
adjacent intermontane basins and ranges of the Eastern Cordillera and the northern Sierras …

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The west slope of the central Andes exhibits a pronounced rainshadow effect. Precipitation
between 15 and 27 S is dominated by summer convective activity from Amazonia, and data …

Southern South America (SSA) has today a high diversity of climates, environments, biomes,
and biotas, as a result of the complex interaction through time of plants and animals with the …

The age of onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert, Chile, which is needed to validate
geological and climatological concepts, has been heretofore uncertain. Measurement of …

We quantitatively analyse the spatial pattern of deformation partitioning and of temporal
accumulation of deformation in the Central Andes (15–26° S) with the aim of identifying …

Isotopic studies indicate that natural perchlorate is produced on Earth in arid environments
by the oxidation of chlorine species through pathways involving ozone or its photochemical …

Put together by a team of scientists, engineers, regulators, and lawyers, the Chromium (VI)
Handbook consolidates the latest literature on this topic. The broad scope of this book fills …

This article reviews the use of seawater in mining with an emphasis on its use in Chile. The
importance of the use of seawater in mining is highlighted in the introduction, then the main …