Drought impacts to water footprints and virtual water transfers of the Central Valley of California

Water Resources Research

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 5756-5773

  Marston, Landon ^a,b   Konar, Megan ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b Kansas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

California drought; food transfers; virtual water; water footprints

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; CROPS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LANDFORMS;

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CALIFORNIA; CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER FOOTPRINT;

DROUGHT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORCHARD; VINE; WATER FOOTPRINT;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CALIFORNIA]; TULARE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85025087785     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016WR020251     Document Type: Article

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