Greening the global water system

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 384, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 177-186

  Hoff, H ^a,b   Falkenmark, M ^c   Gerten, D ^a   Gordon, L ^c   Karlberg, L ^b,c   Rockstrom J ^b,c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Crop water productivity; Global model intercomparison; Green blue water; Irrigated rainfed agriculture; Virtual water

Indexed keywords

CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY; GLOBAL MODEL INTERCOMPARISON; GLOBAL MODELS; GREEN/BLUE WATER; INTERCOMPARISONS; VIRTUAL WATER;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RAINWATER; TRADE-OFF; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77950385003     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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