Hydroclimatic shifts driven by human water use for food and energy production

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-217

  Destouni, Georgia ^a   Jaramillo, Fernando ^a   Prieto, Carmen ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DRAINAGE BASIN; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER USE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84874612188     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1719     Document Type: Article

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