
Dry lake - Wikipedia
A dry lake bed, also known as a playa (/ ˈ p l aɪ-ə /), is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes …
Playa | Geology, Hydrology & Ecology | Britannica
Playa, flat-bottom depression found in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts within arid and semiarid regions, periodically covered by water that slowly filtrates into the ground water …
Our Dynamic Desert - USGS Publications Warehouse
A playa is a dry, vegetation-free, flat area at the lowest part of an undrained desert basin. It is a location where ephemeral lakes form during wet periods, and is underlain by stratified clay, …
Playa - SpringerLink
Playa—originally a Spanish word meaning “shore” or “beach,” now denoting in English the flat-floored bottom of an interior desert basin on which smooth, barren, sun-baked microrelief …
Playa - Geology & Exploration
These dry lake basins, often found in arid regions, are vital geological features with significant implications for the oil and gas industry. What is a Playa? A playa, also known as a playas …
Playa, playa lake, sabkha: Proposed definitions for old terms
2000年5月1日 · 1) Playa: a discharging intracontinental basin with a negative water balance, remaining dry 75% of the year, and often associated with evaporites. 2) Playa lake: a …
Saltern, mudflat, and dry playa: playa basin types of a retreating ...
Playa basins contain saline lakes and the evaporitic mudflats around them. However, playa basins can be different if they are fed by marine incursions, dominated by perennial lakes of brackish …
The importance of groundwater in playas: A review of playa ...
1994年1月1日 · In this paper a playa is defined as an intracontinental basin where the water balance of the lake (all sources of precipitation, surface-water flow, and groundwater flow …
Outerbasin, Annulus and Playa Basin Infiltration Studies
2016年10月10日 · In two experiments, outerbasin and annulus infiltration were evaluated in addition to playa basin infiltration. For these experiments, playa basin infiltration rates …
Playa Deposits - Geology Page
2013年7月2日 · Playa, also called pan, flat, or dry lake, flat-bottom depression found in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts within arid and semiarid regions, periodically covered by …