Modeling arid/semi-arid irrigated agricultural watersheds with SWAT: applications, challenges, and solution strategies

M Samimi, A Mirchi, D Moriasi, S Ahn, S Alian… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We review over twenty years of publications on Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)
applications in arid/semi-arid irrigated agricultural watersheds. Our review reveals strict …

Factors affecting crop production water footprint: A review and meta-analysis

Q Wang, K Huang, H Liu, Y Yu - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and human activities are considered to be the biggest threats and
challenges to crop productivity and increase water stress in agricultural systems. Water …

Water footprint and virtual water flows from the Global South: Foundations for sustainable agriculture in periods of drought

V Novoa, O Rojas, R Ahumada-Rudolph… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater availability has decreased alarmingly worldwide, with agriculture playing a vital
role in this trend. The assessment of the agricultural water footprint (WF agricultural) and …

Interactive effects of climate variability and human activities on blue and green water scarcity in rapidly developing watershed

J Liang, Q Liu, H Zhang, X Li, Z Qian, M Lei, X Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantifying the spatiotemporal distribution of water resources is still a key constraint on
water resources management against the background of climate change and human …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of water quality ions in brackish water on drip irrigation system performance applied in saline areas

Y Wang, Y Xiao, J Puig-Bargués, B Zhou, Z Liu… - Agricultural Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilizing brackish water with drip irrigation technology, due to its precise water control
alleviates the secondary soil salinization, and improves crop yield and quality, which offers …

Projecting impacts of wildfire and climate change on streamflow, sediment, and organic carbon yields in a forested watershed

D Loiselle, X Du, DS Alessi, KD Bladon… - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing temperatures and irregular precipitation associated with climate change, along
with increasing frequency and severity of wildfires, contribute to increased downstream …

Review on research status of virtual water: The perspective of accounting methods, impact assessment and limitations

JX Sun, YL Yin, SK Sun, YB Wang, X Yu… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of virtual water was first proposed by the geographer Tony Allan in 1993,
referring to the amount of water needed to produce products and services. Research on …

Assessment of blue water-green water interchange under extreme warm and dry events across different ecohydrological regions of western Canada

P Khalili, S Razavi, EGR Davies, DS Alessi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As key drivers of terrestrial ecosystems and food production, green water (GW) and blue
water (BW) are interlinked through natural and anthropogenic processes. Their relationship …

An approach to quantifying the grey water footprint of agricultural productions in basins with impaired environment

S Jamshidi, S Imani, M Delavar - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Grey water footprint (GWF) is an indicator that converts the pollution loads to the equivalent
freshwater volume in water footprint (WF) assessment. The conventional application of GWF …

Measuring gains and losses in virtual water trade from environmental and economic perspectives

A Han, A Liu, Z Guo, Y Liang, L Chai - Environmental and Resource …, 2023 - Springer
Virtual water trade can generate an aggregate value gain or loss when there is a regionally
disparity in the value of water resources. This paper proposes a novel integrated model to …