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Determining regional limits and sectoral constraints for water use
T. K. Lissner
Geography Department, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Invited contribution by T. K. Lissner, recipient of the Division Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2014.
C. A. Sullivan
School of Environmental Science and Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia
D. E. Reusser
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
J. P. Kropp
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Potsdam University, Potsdam, Germany
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
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