Where does the irrigation water go? An estimate of the contribution of irrigation to precipitation using MERRA

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 275-289

  Wei, Jiangfeng ^a,e   Dirmeyer, Paul A ^a,b   Wisser, Dominik ^c   Bosilovich, Michael G ^d   Mocko, David M ^d  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosphere atmosphere interaction; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrology; Water budget; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WATER BUDGET; WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84875078508     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-079.1     Document Type: Article

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