Title

Water characteristic curves and water status indicator

Authors

Authors

M. J. Haddadin

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Abstract

This paper attempts to introduce specific analytical meanings for the frequently used terms l, water stress" (Falkenmark 1992, Vorosmarty et al. 2000, 2005) and "water strain" (Haddadin 2007) by drawing an analogy from the science of engineering mechanics. It introduces "water characteristic curves" and a "water modulus" that defines the status of indigenous water of a given country. Compared to other tools that have been introduced to reflect the "water footprint" of a country (Hoekstra and Chapagain 2009), the water modulus is different in approach and meaning and is more reflective of the adequacy of indigenous water resources of countries.

Journal Title

Water International

Volume

33

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Document Type

Article

First Page

406

Last Page

414

WOS Identifier

WOS:000262882300003

ISSN

0250-8060

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