GlobWat – a global water balance model to assess water use in irrigated agriculture

GlobWat is a freely distributed, global soil water balance model that is used by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to assess water use in irrigated agriculture, the main factor behind scarcity of freshwater in an increasing number of regions. The model is based on spatially distributed hig...

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Main Authors: J. Hoogeveen, J.-M. Faurès, L. Peiser, J. Burke, N. van de Giesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/19/3829/2015/hess-19-3829-2015.pdf