A Spatially Explicit Assessment of Growing Water Stress in China From the Past to the Future

A Spatially Explicit Assessment of Growing Water Stress in China From the Past to the Future

Abstract In this study, we examine the spatial and temporal characteristics of water stress in China for the historical (1971–2010) and the future (2021–2050) periods using a multimodel simulation approach. Three water stress indices (WSIs), that is, the ratios of water withdrawals to locally genera...

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Main Authors: Xingcai Liu, Qiuhong Tang, Wenfeng Liu, Ted I.E. Veldkamp, Julien Boulange, Junguo Liu, Yoshihide Wada, Zhongwei Huang, Hong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
water stress
water scarcity
water withdrawal
streamflow
climate change
socioeconomic development
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001181

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001181

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