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Granulometry And Geochemistry Of Dust Emission From Owens (Dry) Lake, California, Analila Rojo
Granulometry And Geochemistry Of Dust Emission From Owens (Dry) Lake, California, Analila Rojo
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Owens (dry) Lake, the terminus of Owens River, is located in the Basin and Range physiographic province in east–central California. The transformation of Owens Lake into a desiccated desert playa (approximately 280 km2) via diversion of the river into the Los Angeles Aqueduct (in 1913) led to extensive wind erosion, making the playa one of the most intense sources of airborne dust in the Western Hemisphere. The processes that direct the chemical and mineralogical composition of surface sediments at Owens (dry) Lake and the physical mechanisms of wind erosion, saltation and dust emission at Owens (dry) Lake are well–understood. However, …