San Juan River Valley near Mexican Hat, Utah
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
2022 (approx.)
Detailed Description
The San Juan River Valley near Mexican Hat, Utah, is the location of the second phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) Project, where researchers are conducting a complementary sampling and predictive soil mapping exercise for dryland ecosystems.
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