Irrigation enhances local warming with greater nocturnal warming effects than daytime cooling effects

To meet the growing demand for food, land is being managed to be more productive using agricultural intensification practices, such as the use of irrigation. Understanding the specific environmental impacts of irrigation is a critical part of using it as a sustainable way to provide food security. H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xing Chen, Su-Jong Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa9dea