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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Main Authors: M. Fader, D. Gerten, M. Thammer, J. Heinke, H. Lotze-Campen, W. Lucht, W. Cramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-05-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1641/2011/hess-15-1641-2011.pdf