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Desert Kites Harrat al-Shaam comparative

Betts · 2021

Jabal Ithnayn East Col Kites (Twin Peaks Eastern Pass)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperacademia.edu

Desert kites Harrat al-Shaam comparative study

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Betts · 2021

Maitland East Ridge Chapel Kites (Eastern Jabal Maitland Sacred Ridge)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Map showing Jibal al-Khashabiyeh in SE Jordan desert kites

Crassard et al. · 2021

Jebel Abu Khashaba North Ridge Kites (Northern Khashabiyeh Ridge Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Papereprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential eastern Jordanian desert basins

Toms · 2021

Wadi Qattafi three arms Qa' playa

Wadi Al-Qattafi Central Gorge Slot Kites (Central Arm Narrows)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Papereprints.glos.ac.uk

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins

P. Toms · 2021

Qa' al-Qattafi 10 km2 60 km ESE North Azraq

Wadi Al-Qattafi South Mesa Chain Kites (Southern Basalt Mesas Qattafi)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperceeol.com

Shilikty Valley East Kazakhstan 1500 m Karasai

CEEOL · 2019

Shilikta Valley 1500 m asl East Kazakhstan

Shilikty Central Terrace Kurgan (Shilikty Chilikty Middle Terrace Royal)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Paperceeol.com

Shilikty southern spur — DOI

CEEOL · 2019

Shilikty South Rock Overhang Kurgan (Shilikty Southern Granite Overhang Field)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Papersemanticscholar.org

Dating desert hunting trap (kite) Jibal al-Khashabiyeh rock surface luminescence

al-Khasawneh Murray · 2018

125 cm deep hole lined slabs base kite SE Jordan

Jebel Abu Khashaba North Ridge Kites (Northern Khashabiyeh Ridge Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on UAV Black Desert

Rowan Hill · 2018

Wadi Rashid North Meander Kites (Northern Loop Meander Field)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Paperarchives.univ-biskra.dz

Foggara khettara qanat universal hydraulic structure

Remini · 2014

Universal qanat 3000 years Iran

Khettara of Tafilalt North (Sijilmassa Tafilalt North Khettara Channel)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Timimoun's foggara (Algeria): an heritage in danger

Remini Bouchakour · 2014

Timimoun heritage endangered

Foggara of Tidikelt South (In Salah Tidikelt Foggara Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

Kites — new discoveries and a new type

Helms Betts · 2013

500 kites identified to 3500+ new types

Maitland South Cairn-Connector Kites (Southern Cairn Chain Kites)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Paperresearchgate.net

The Mzab foggara: An original technique for collecting water rising

Remini et al. · 2012

Mzab foggara collecting water rising

Foggara of Tidikelt South (In Salah Tidikelt Foggara Extension)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

Paperfao.org

Qanat-e Gonabad South Gallery — hydrological

FAO · 2008

Qanat-e Gonabad South Gallery (Ghasemabad South Branch Qanat)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2008Open source

Papercambridge.org

Largest known cat geoglyph in Chile identified as Andean cat — Oryx

Cambridge · 2023

62 m feline parallel 500 BCE

Alto Ramírez West Quebrada Cardones Geoglyphs (Cardones Ravine Terraces)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Paperpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Living to the High Extreme: Salar de Huasco

Dorador et al. · 2021

Salar de Huasco North Bofedal Geoglyphs (Northern Peatland Terrace)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Living to the High Extreme: Salar de Huasco bacterial communities

E. Dorador et al. · 2021 · PMC

Coordinates 20°18′18″S 68°50′22″W

Salar de Huasco East Ridge Geoglyphs (Eastern Ignimbrite Spur)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on UAV Black Desert

Rowan Hill · 2018

Jabal Wisad East Fallout Kites (Eastern Piedmont Debris Fan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Papercore.tdar.org

Droning on: UAV Survey in the Black Desert of Jordan

Yorke Rowan, Austin Hill · 2018

Jabal Wisad Central Plateau Kites (Central Wisad Basalt Table)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Paperfrontiersin.org

Frontiers Microbial Activity Salar de Huasco 20.274°S

Molina et al. · 2016

20.274°S 68.883°W variant

Salar de Huasco North Bofedal Geoglyphs (Northern Peatland Terrace)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source