Multi-decadal analysis of water resources and agricultural change in a Mediterranean semiarid irrigated piedmont under water scarcity and human interaction

Youness Ouassanouan; Younes Fakir; Vincent Simonneaux; Mohamed Hakim Kharrou; Houssne Bouimouass; Insaf Najar; Mounia Benrhanem; Fathallah Sguir; Abdelghani Chehbouni

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155328

journal article Aug 01, 2022

Multi-decadal analysis of water resources and agricultural change in a Mediterranean semiarid irrigated piedmont under water scarcity and human interaction

Youness Ouassanouan Younes Fakir

Vincent Simonneaux

Mohamed Hakim Kharrou Houssne Bouimouass Insaf Najar Mounia Benrhanem Fathallah Sguir Abdelghani Chehbouni

Science of The Total Environment Vol. 834 pp. 155328 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Aug 01, 2022
Vol/Issue: 834
Pages: 155328
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Faculty of Sciences Semlalia Cadi Ayyad University Marrakech Morocco; CRSA (Center for Remote Sensing Application) Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique Benguerir Morocco

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Vincent Simonneaux

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Mohamed Hakim Kharrou

International Water Research Institute (IWRI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco

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Houssne Bouimouass

Faculty of Sciences Semlalia Cadi Ayyad University Marrakech Morocco

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Youness Ouassanouan, Younes Fakir, Vincent Simonneaux, et al. (2022). Multi-decadal analysis of water resources and agricultural change in a Mediterranean semiarid irrigated piedmont under water scarcity and human interaction. Science of The Total Environment, 834, 155328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155328

Multi-decadal analysis of water resources and agricultural change in a Mediterranean semiarid irrigated piedmont under water scarcity and human interaction

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