Review and classification of indicators of green water availability and scarcity

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 4581-4608

  Schyns, J F ^a   Hoekstra, A Y ^a   Booij, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; CULTIVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

BLUE WATER; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS; FOOD SECURITY; GRAZING LAND; GREEN WATER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; WATER SCARCITY;

DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS;

CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EVAPORATION; FOOD SECURITY; FORESTRY; GRAZING; GROUNDWATER; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84947969166     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-4581-2015     Document Type: Article

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