Climate change, water rights, and water supply: The case of irrigated agriculture in Idaho

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 9675-9695

  Xu, Wenchao ^a   Lowe, Scott E ^b   Adams, Richard M ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; Prior Appropriation Doctrine; water rights; water supply

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAND USE; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS; SUPPLY CONDITIONS; SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS; WATER RIGHTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FORECASTING METHOD; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921455509     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014696     Document Type: Article

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