A Virtual Water Assessment Methodology for Cropping Pattern Investigation

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2331-2349

  Zhang, Chen ^a   McBean, Edward A ^a   Huang, Jeanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crop water efficiency; Gansu; Virtual water; Virtual water flow

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; WATER SUPPLY;

CROPPING PATTERNS; GANSU; GREEN AND BLUE WATERS; NORTHWEST CHINA; VIRTUAL WATER; VIRTUAL WATER-FLOW; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER EFFICIENCY;

CROPS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COTTON; MAIZE; VIRTUAL REALITY; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

CHINA; GANSU;

EID: 84900993204     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0618-y     Document Type: Article

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