Mediterranean irrigation under climate change: more efficient irrigation needed to compensate for increases in irrigation water requirements
Irrigation in the Mediterranean is of vital importance for food security, employment and economic development. This study systematically assesses how climate change and increases in atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations may affect irrigation requirements in the Mediterranean region b...
Main Authors: | M. Fader, S. Shi, W. von Bloh, A. Bondeau, W. Cramer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-03-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/953/2016/hess-20-953-2016.pdf |
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