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Projected freshwater withdrawals in the United States under a changing climate
Author(s) -
Brown Thomas C.,
Foti Romano,
Ramirez Jorge A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20076
Subject(s) - climate change , environmental science , population growth , population , key (lock) , natural resource economics , water resource management , climatology , environmental resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , ecology , biology , economics , engineering , geology , demography , geotechnical engineering , sociology
Key Points water withdrawal efficiency is improving in most sectors Population growth alone will not greatly increase future withdrawals Future climate change is likely to significantly increase withdrawals