Assessing blue and green water utilisation in wheat production of China from the perspectives of water footprint and total water use

The aim of this study is to estimate the green and blue water footprint (WF) and the total water use (TWU) of wheat crop in China in both irrigated and rainfed productions. Crop evapotranspiration and water evaporation loss are both considered when calculating the water footprint in irrigated fields...

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Main Authors: X. C. Cao, P. T. Wu, Y. B. Wang, X. N. Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3165/2014/hess-18-3165-2014.pdf