Groundwater Abstraction for Irrigation and Its Impacts on Low Flows in a Watershed in Northwest Germany
Low flows of the Ilmenau River (1434 km2) in northwest Germany have decreased by about 25% over the last 50 years. In the same period, moderate climate changes have taken place and annual groundwater abstractions for sprinkler irrigation have increased by up to 50 hm3 (million m3), with a strong var...
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MDPI AG
2015-07-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/4/3/566 |