Internal and external green-blue agricultural water footprints of nations, and related water and land savings through trade
The need to increase food production for a growing world population makes an assessment of global agricultural water productivities and virtual water flows important. Using the hydrology and agro-biosphere model LPJmL, we quantify at 0.5° resolution the amount of blue and green water (irrigation and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-05-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1641/2011/hess-15-1641-2011.pdf |