Assessing blue and green water utilisation in wheat production of China from the perspectives of water footprint and total water use

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3165-3178

  Cao, X C ^a   Wu, P T ^a   Wang, Y B ^a   Zhao, X N ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GREEN AND BLUE WATERS; IRRIGATED FIELDS; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; WATER EVAPORATION; WHEAT PRODUCTION;

FARMS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE; WHEAT;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84926211838     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-3165-2014     Document Type: Article

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