ISS002 Earth Sciences Results Briefing
February 14, 2002

RAINFALL AND WATER ISSUES
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ISS002-715-68
photo ID ISS002-715-68
ISS002-715-68         Click the photo number to access all resolutions available and the database record.
Andean Salars: Water levels in some salars (ephemeral salt lakes) in the Andean Altiplano, such as Uyuní, drop during El Niño periods leaving bright salt-crusted patches in the high desert. Water returns to the salars during La Niña phases.

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