Post-Soviet changes in cropping practices in the irrigated drylands of the Aral Sea basin

Water withdrawals for irrigated crop production constitute the largest source of freshwater consumption on Earth. Monitoring the dynamics of irrigated crop cultivation is crucial for tracking crop water consumption, particularly in water-scarce areas. We analyzed changes in water-dependent crop cult...

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Main Authors: Philippe Rufin, Mayra Daniela Peña-Guerrero, Atabek Umirbekov, Yanbing Wei, Daniel Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac8daa