Effects of virtual water flow on regional water resources stress: A case study of grain in China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 550, Issue , 2016, Pages 871-879

  Sun, Shikun ^a   Wang, Yubao ^a,b   Engel, Bernie A ^b   Wu, Pute ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Impacts; Virtual water; Water resources; Water stress index

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HYDRAULICS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CHINA; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; IMPACTS; REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER REDISTRIBUTION; WATER STRESS INDICES; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

WATER RESOURCES;

CEREAL; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHINA; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT WATER USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRTUAL WATER FLOW; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG; NEI MONGGOL; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84956667835     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.016     Document Type: Article

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