Spatially explicit assessment of global consumptive water uses in cropland: Green and blue water

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 384, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 187-197

  Liu, Junguo ^a,c   Yang, Hong ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Consumptive water use; EPIC; GEPIC; Green water; Virtual water; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

BLUE WATER; CROP PRODUCTION; EPIC MODEL; GLOBAL SCALE; GREEN WATER; GROWING PERIOD; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; IRRIGATED CROPLAND; NATIONAL LEVEL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER SCARCITY; WATER USE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CROPS; CULTIVATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION;

WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CROP PRODUCTION; GIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950315924     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.024     Document Type: Article

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