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A gridded dataset of consumptive water footprints, evaporation, transpiration, and associated benchmarks related to crop production in China during 2000–2018
Wei Wang
The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
La Zhuo
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The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Xiangxiang Ji
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Zhiwei Yue
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Zhibin Li
The Research Center of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Meng Li
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Huimin Zhang
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Rong Gao
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Chenjian Yan
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Ping Zhang
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Pute Wu
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Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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The consumptive water footprint of crop production (WFCP) measures blue and green evapotranspiration of either irrigated or rainfed crops in time and space. A gridded monthly WFCP dataset for China is established. There are four improvements from existing datasets: (i) distinguishing water supply modes and irrigation techniques, (ii) distinguishing evaporation and transpiration, (iii) consisting of both total and unit WFCP, and (iv) providing benchmarks for unit WFCP by climatic zones.
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