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Making the distinction between water scarcity and drought using an observation‐modeling framework
Author(s) -
Loon A. F.,
Lanen H. A. J.
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.20147
Subject(s) - water scarcity , scarcity , key (lock) , environmental science , anomaly (physics) , water resources , water resource management , environmental resource management , economics , ecology , biology , microeconomics , physics , condensed matter physics
Key Points Observation‐modeling framework is needed to discern water scarcity and drought. Anomaly analysis on observed and naturalized time series allows quantification. In a case study, water scarcity had a four times higher impact than drought.
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