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Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-169-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-169-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
Research article
 | 
11 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 11 Jan 2021

Physical versus economic water footprints in crop production: a spatial and temporal analysis for China

Xi Yang, La Zhuo, Pengxuan Xie, Hongrong Huang, Bianbian Feng, and Pute Wu

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Maximizing economic benefits with higher water productivity or lower water footprint is the core sustainable goal of agricultural water resources management. Here we look at spatial and temporal variations and developments in both production-based (PWF) and economic value-based (EWF) water footprints of crops, by taking a case study for China. A synergy evaluation index is proposed to further quantitatively evaluate the synergies and trade-offs between PWF and EWF.
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