Scale dependence of controls on groundwater vulnerability in the water–energy–food nexus, California Coastal Basin aquifer system

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages 126-138

  Gurdak, Jason J ^a   Geyer, Gabriela E ^a   Nanus, Leora ^a   Taniguchi, Makoto ^b   Corona, Claudia R ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater; Nitrate; Water energy food nexus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958580931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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