Virtual groundwater transfers from overexploited aquifers in the United States

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 28, 2015, Pages 8561-8566

  Marston, Landon ^a   Konar, Megan ^a   Cai, Ximing ^a   Troy, Tara J ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Groundwater depletion; Teleconnections; Trade; Virtual water

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT;

GROUNDWATER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937125326     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1500457112     Document Type: Article

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