A meta-analysis of global crop water productivity of three leading world crops (wheat,corn, and rice) in the irrigated areas over three decades     

Daniel J. Foley  Itiya P. Aneece  Pardhasaradhi G. Teluguntla  Adam J. Oliphant 《International Journal of Digital Earth》2020,13(8):939-975

ABSTRACT

The overarching goal of this study was to perform a comprehensive meta-analysis of irrigated agricultural Crop Water Productivity (CWP) of the world’s three leading crops: wheat, corn, and rice based on three decades of remote sensing and non-remote sensing-based studies. Overall, CWP data from 148 crop growing study sites (60 wheat, 43 corn, and 45 rice) spread across the world were gathered from published articles spanning 31 different countries. There was overwhelming evidence of a significant increase in CWP with an increase in latitude for predominately northern hemisphere datasets. For example, corn grown in latitude 40–50° had much higher mean CWP (2.45?kg/m³) compared to mean CWP of corn grown in other latitudes such as 30–40° (1.67?kg/m³) or 20–30° (0.94?kg/m³). The same trend existed for wheat and rice as well. For soils, none of the CWP values, for any of the three crops, were statistically different. However, mean CWP in higher latitudes for the same soil was significantly higher than the mean CWP for the same soil in lower latitudes. This applied for all three crops studied. For wheat, the global CWP categories were low (≤0.75?kg/m³), medium (>0.75 to <1.10?kg/m³), and high CWP (≥1.10?kg/m³). For corn the global CWP categories were low (≤1.25?kg/m³), medium (>1.25 to ≤1.75?kg/m³), and high (>1.75?kg/m³). For rice the global CWP categories were low (≤0.70?kg/m³), medium (>0.70 to ≤1.25?kg/m³), and high (>1.25?kg/m³). USA and China are the only two countries that have consistently high CWP for wheat, corn, and rice. Australia and India have medium CWP for wheat and rice. India’s corn, however, has low CWP. Egypt, Turkey, Netherlands, Mexico, and Israel have high CWP for wheat. Romania, Argentina, and Hungary have high CWP for corn, and Philippines has high CWP for rice. All other countries have either low or medium CWP for all three crops. Based on data in this study, the highest consumers of water for crop production also have the most potential for water savings. These countries are USA, India, and China for wheat; USA, China, and Brazil for corn; India, China, and Pakistan for rice. For example, even just a 10% increase in CWP of wheat grown in India can save 6974 billion liters of water. This is equivalent to creating 6974 lakes each of 100?m³ in volume that leads to many benefits such as acting as ‘water banks’ for lean season, recreation, and numerous ecological services. This study establishes the volume of water that can be saved for each crop in each country when there is an increase in CWP by 10%, 20%, and 30%.  相似文献   

华北地区水循环与水资源安全:问题与挑战   总被引：47，自引：6，他引：41  

夏军 《地理科学进展》2002,21(6):517-526

华北缺水及其日趋严重的生态环境变化是中国首要解决的问题之一。目前,由于山区与平原径流明显减少和过量开发水资源,造成了地下水漏斗加深、平原区河道干涸、湖泊湿地萎缩、地表和地下水污染等生态环境恶化问题,严重影响到华北地区水资源安全,已引起党和国家的高度重视。本文以海河流域为重点对象,通过国内外学科前沿进展综述,指出华北地区缺水及其导致的生态环境恶化问题背后的自然和人文因素作用与发展演化的背景,强调高强度人类活动作用下的水循环基础研究的重要性,提出华北地区水资源安全的水循环基础与应用问题研究的若干建议与思考。研究自然和人类活动双重作用下的华北地区水循环过程,水体运动与污染物质输移及其与生态环境演变耦合机制,阐明华北地区"河道断流,水体污染,湿地消失,地下水枯竭"的成因规律,特别是人类活动的驱动分量,提出生态环境修复的理论基础,不仅对变化环境下流域水环境演变的地学基础科学前沿研究有重大的学术价值,而且对中国可持续发展和社会进步具有重要的战略意义。  相似文献   

我国粮食供给安全与耕地资源变化   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

谭术魁  彭补拙 《世界地理研究》2002,11(4):12-17

实现粮食基本自给,主要依靠自己养活自己是我国政府奉行的粮食安全思路,因而国内耕地的维护工作始终倍受关注,但是结果仍然难尽人意。本文分析了耕地面积,耕地质量,耕地分布重心,耕地改良投入,耕地农用驱动力等多种威胁国家粮食供给安全的要素变化。  相似文献   

山东黄泛区农村饮水安全问卷调查分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

于翠松  孙秀玲  苗兴皓 《水文》2006,26(6):80-83

解决农村的饮用水安全是国家“十一五”规划的重要内容之一,饮用水安全直接关系到广大人民群众的身心健康和生命安全,关系到我国农村经济的发展。结合“十一五”规划研究项目,对山东省农村饮水安全问题严重的黄泛平原区的饮水现状进行实地调研和农户问卷调查。对问卷中设计的农村饮水安全的各项内容进行统计分析,发现山东黄泛平原区存在水源中氟、砷含量严重超标,供水保证率低、农民水价格承受能力低等问题,农村饮水安全形势严峻,亟待解决。  相似文献   

网格在地理空间数据传输中的应用研究     

张立朝  丁刚  张世全  郑海鹰 《北京测绘》2006,(4):19-23

地理空间数据传输是构建网格GIS的基础。本文从网格GIS服务的构建、地理空间数据传输协议、地理空间数据传输格式、地理空间数据传输安全机制以及地理空间数据传输速度等方面网格在地理空间数据传输中的应用进行了研究,提出了基于GridGML语言的地理数据网络传输策略。最后通过网络评估和网络负载平衡,提出了GridFTP与HTTP协议相结合的地理空间数据快速传输方案。  相似文献   

周、秦、汉、唐时期关中地区自然灾害与粮食安全问题研究   总被引：1，自引：2，他引：1  

吴宾 《气象与减灾研究》2006,29(4):36-39

周、秦、汉、唐时期,关中农业较为发达,为多个王朝建都之地。京师之地的粮食问题十分重要,汉代以后屡屡出现粮食紧张局面,其原因除移民、战乱等因素外,自然灾害的影响不容忽视。研究发现,周、秦、汉、唐时期,关中的粮食在秦以前基本自给,两汉、魏晋以后依赖关东趋于明显,隋唐时期关中粮食所需则自产自给和漕运并重。这一演变过程,与关中自然灾害的发生状况有着紧密联系。随着西汉以后生态环境的破坏和人类垦殖活动的日益加剧,关中地区水旱灾害发生频繁,对粮食安全产生了严重影响。期间的中央政府不断采取扩大农业垦殖、提高农业生产技术和漕运等手段,以解决京师用粮。  相似文献   

Threat level green: Conceding ecology for security in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Mark Lawrence Schrad   《Global Environmental Change》2006,16(4):400-422

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the predicted scenarios of Central Asian water wars and catastrophic nuclear accidents have failed to materialize. However, the Aral Sea continues to shrink apace, and dangerous Soviet-built nuclear reactors have since proliferated in the former eastern bloc. These seemingly paradoxical outcomes can in part be attributed to the framing of these environmental issues as security matters by leading international regulatory, aid and lending institutions. Integrating these environmental concerns with the realist worldview of security studies systematically emphasized security dimensions at the expense of ecological concerns even amongst organizations distant from traditional defense affairs. This article proposes that international security strategy in this period is one of environmental appeasement defined as the systematic granting of ecologically unfriendly concessions in order to reduce short-term security risks. The article presents evidence that this appeasement strategy generated seemingly impressive results in terms of ameliorating short-term security risks, while actually exacerbating the underlying ecological situation. The article argues that while the foundational environmental risks remain unaddressed, the associated security threats have likewise not been ultimately resolved.  相似文献   

利用防火墙软件实现市、县局用户共享上网     

陈爽  殷广亚王婉 《河南气象》2006,(4):75-76

介绍采用W inRoute F irewall软件实现市、县局用户共享上网的方法,使市县局用户既能共享网络资源,又能有效地保障网络安全。  相似文献   

巴东城区地质安全问题与防灾体系建设   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

陈国金  陈海洋  陈秋义 《上海国土资源》2006,(4):52-57

巴东城区地质环境条件复杂,属三峡库区地质灾害极易发区,滑坡、塌岸、泥石流等地质灾害发育,部分灾害体已造成严重危害。通过对巴东城区地质灾害形成条件的资料复核和现场核查,对巴东城区地质灾害体稳定性进行逐一评价,在此基础上进行了巴东城区地质安全分区评价,提出了限制城建规模和人口发展的规划原则和防灾体系建设必须遵循治理、监测与规范人类工程活动相结合的统一协调原则。  相似文献   

湖南洛塔屋檐洞水库生态安全指标体系及综合评判     

姚昕  夏日元  唐建生  陈宏峰  邱士利 《地下水》2006,28(6):15-18

本文以DSR模型为框架建立了湖南洛塔屋檐洞水库生态安全评价指标体系,并引入缀块丰富度密度、聚集度、景观均匀性指数等景观生态学指数,采用层次分析和模糊评判有机结合的综合方法,从生态安全状态、压力、响应三个指标体系角度出发,具体分析了屋檐洞库区自然、社会、经济三方面的生态安全问题,对库区生态安全进行综合评价,评判出屋檐洞水库库区系统生态安全属于安全级别,并根据评价中间结果找出生态安全响应是洛塔中寨水电站建设的潜在生态危险因素,提出建立合理科学的生态补偿机制以及库区生态安全预警系统等对策.  相似文献