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Atacama

Atacama. by Fred Foster. Where rain never falls, and water comes from the sky. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0308/feature3/map.html. The Atacama Desert is the driest area on Earth . Located in northern Chile, some areas have not had rain in 400 years. . Photo: NASA World Wind.

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Atacama

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  1. Atacama by Fred Foster Where rain never falls, and water comes from the sky

  2. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0308/feature3/map.html

  3. The Atacama Desert is the driest area on Earth. Located in northern Chile,some areas have not had rain in 400 years. Photo: NASA World Wind

  4. The anticyclone of the Pacific brings cold, dry air north from Antarctica... Which makes for a very dry, very cold desert. Public domain

  5. The Rain Shadow EffectTrade winds from the south Atlantic gather against the Andes mountains, and deposit precipitation in the Amazon rain forests. www.extremescience.com

  6. Rain Shadow

  7. Chilean Costal Range http://eco-antropologia.blogspot.com/2009/12/omo-se-cazaba-el-guanaco-en-tiempos.html

  8. Fog clouds http://www.kalipedia.com/kalipediamedia/geografia/media/200806/05/geochile/20080605klpgeogch_27_Ies_SCO.jpg

  9. Camanchaca / Garúa A dense, drizzling fog on the Pacific coast of South America, in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The garúa may last a long time during the six winter months. It is associated with the cooling of ocean air over the cold waters of the Peru Current. The term “garúa climate” is used to designate the climate of deserts located on the coasts of continents that are washed by cold ocean currents. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/garúa

  10. Marine fog, camanchaca,forms against the coast range http://www.ciencia.cl/CienciaAlDia/volumen2/numero2/articulos/rroman/caman.jpg

  11. http://www.tenorural.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/captanieblas.jpghttp://www.tenorural.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/captanieblas.jpg Ilustración: Álvaro Valiño

  12. The principle of fog harvesting http://www.paxgaia.ca/pictures/spider_web_with_dew_drops03.jpg

  13. http://www.tenorural.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/captanieblas.jpghttp://www.tenorural.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/captanieblas.jpg Ilustración: Álvaro Valiño

  14. In 1992, a fog harvesting project on El Tofo mountain produced 15,000 liters (~4000 gallons) of potable water per day for the village of Chungungo. http://tectonicablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/090422123615_sp_atrapanieblas_gal1_526x3-455x341.jpg

  15. Detail of the collection trough http://tectonicablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/por-cruz_fr-4-cc-440x330.jpg

  16. Too much of a good thing? Originally the fog harvesters were to provide water for a reforestation project. This expanded to become the municipal water supply for Chungungo. An unintended consequence was the population of the village swelled from 300 to 900 (200%) and the collectors could not maintain a reliable supply of water. Eventually a pipeline was installed to bring water from the Los Choros river, 20 km away, at a cost of US$1 Million. http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-30617-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

  17. Works cited and sources Slide 2: Photo: NASA World Wind Slide 3: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0308/feature3/map.html Slide 4: US Army Cartography Service (public domain) Slide 5: www.extremescience.com Slide 6: Ahrens, C. Donald. Meteorology Today. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2009 Slide 7: http://eco-antropologia.blogspot.com/2009/12/omo-se-cazaba-el-guanaco-en-tiempos.html Slide 8: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/garúa Slide 9: http://www.ciencia.cl/CienciaAlDia/volumen2/numero2/articulos/rroman/caman.jpg Slide 10: http://www.tenorural.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/captanieblas.jpg Slide 11: http://www.kalipedia.com/kalipediamedia/geografia/media/200806/05/geochile/20080605klpgeogch_27_Ies_SCO.jpg Slide 12: http://www.paxgaia.ca/pictures/spider_web_with_dew_drops03.jpg Slide 13: http://www.tenorural.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/captanieblas.jpg Slide 14: http://tectonicablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/090422123615_sp_atrapanieblas_gal1_526x3-455x341.jpg Slide 15: http://tectonicablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/por-cruz_fr-4-cc-440x330.jpg Slide 16: http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-30617-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

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