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A Comparative Study for Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
A Comparative Study for Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
University of California, Davis (UC Davis) | April 23, 2018...SummaryConsumptive water use by crops, often referred to as evapotranspiration (ET), is frequently the largest component of an agricultural region’s water balance. This study...
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A greener grass: Can the environmental impact of cannabis cultivation be reduced?
A greener grass: Can the environmental impact of cannabis cultivation be reduced?
Nature | August 28, 2019...SummaryView DocumentBecome a member to access this feature
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Adaptation Strategies for Agricultural Sustainability in Yolo County, California
$0.00Adaptation Strategies for Agricultural Sustainability in Yolo County, California
California Energy Commission (CEC) | July 31, 2012...SummaryThis place-based case study in an agricultural county in California’s Central Valley focused on the period of 2010–2050, and dealt with biophysical and...
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Agricultural Damages and Losses from ARkStorm Scenario Flooding in California
Agricultural Damages and Losses from ARkStorm Scenario Flooding in California
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | November 17, 2016...SummaryScientists designed the ARkStorm scenario to challenge the preparedness of California communities for widespread flooding with a historical precedence and increased likelihood under...
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Agricultural Irrigation in This Drought: Where is the Water and Where Is It Going?
$0.00Agricultural Irrigation in This Drought: Where is the Water and Where Is It Going?
University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics | May 14, 2015...SummaryIn the midst of its fourth year of drought, California now faces an estimated reduction in surface-water availability of 8.8 million acre-feet (maf)...
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Agricultural Land Stewardship (Resource Management Strategy)
$0.00Agricultural Land Stewardship (Resource Management Strategy)
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 29, 2016...SummaryThis resource management strategy focuses primarily on private land in agriculture including cultivated land and rangeland. Agricultural land in California comprises about 31.6...
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Agricultural Losses from Salinity in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
$0.00Agricultural Losses from Salinity in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (UC Davis) | April 5, 2014...SummarySea level rise, large-scale flooding, and new conveyance arrangements for water exports may increase future water salinity for local agricultural production in California’s...
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Agricultural risks from changing snowmelt
Agricultural risks from changing snowmelt
Nature Climate Change | April 20, 2020...SummarySnowpack stores cold-season precipitation to meet warm-season water demand. Climate change threatens to disturb this balance by altering the fraction of precipitation falling...
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Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Potential in California
$0.00Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Potential in California
Pacific Institute | June 10, 2014...SummaryAgriculture uses about 80 percent of California’s developed water supply. As such a large user, it is heavily impacted by the availability and...
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Agricultural Water Use Efficiency (Resource Management Strategy)
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Department of Water Resources | July 29, 2016...SummaryThe agricultural water use efficiency strategy describes the use and application of scientific processes to control agricultural water delivery and use to achieve...
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