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Evaluation of water productivity under climate change in irrigated areas of the arid Northwest China using an assemble statistical downscaling method and an agro-hydrological model
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural
University, Beijing 100083, China
Center for Agricultural Water Research in China, China Agricultural
University, Beijing 100083, China
Zezhong Guo
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural
University, Beijing 100083, China
Center for Agricultural Water Research in China, China Agricultural
University, Beijing 100083, China
Guanhua Huang
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural
University, Beijing 100083, China
Center for Agricultural Water Research in China, China Agricultural
University, Beijing 100083, China
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