Agricultural Losses from Salinity in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Agricultural Losses from Salinity in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

<p class="p1">Sea level rise, large-scale flooding, and new conveyance arrangements for water exports may increase future water salinity for local agricultural production in California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. Increasing salinity in crop root zones often decreases crop yields...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Josué Medellín-Azuara, Richard E. Howitt, Ellen Hanak, Jay R. Lund, William E. Fleenor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-03-01
Series:San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
Subjects:
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Salinity
Positive Mathematical Programming
Calibration
California
Hydro-Economic Models
Agricultural Production
Drought Analysis
Economic Impacts
Economics, Engineering, Agronomy
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4b7295m9

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