Climate-driven interannual variability of water scarcity in food production potential: A global analysis

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 447-461

  Kummu, M ^a   Gerten, D ^b   Heinke, J ^b   Konzmann, M ^b   Varis, O ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABILITY; HYDROLOGY MODELING; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; REFERENCE CONDITION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY AND DEMAND; WATER REQUIREMENTS;

FOOD STORAGE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SOIL MOISTURE;

NUTRITION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FORCING; DATA SET; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE CHANGE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84893538931     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-447-2014     Document Type: Article

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