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| Title |
Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0032688 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Ashok K. Chapagain, Ruth E. Mathews, Brian D. Richter |
| Abstract |
Freshwater scarcity is a growing concern, placing considerable importance on the accuracy of indicators used to characterize and map water scarcity worldwide. We improve upon past efforts by using estimates of blue water footprints (consumptive use of ground- and surface water flows) rather than water withdrawals, accounting for the flows needed to sustain critical ecological functions and by considering monthly rather than annual values. We analyzed 405 river basins for the period 1996-2005. In 201 basins with 2.67 billion inhabitants there was severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year. The ecological and economic consequences of increasing degrees of water scarcity--as evidenced by the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo), Indus, and Murray-Darling River Basins--can include complete desiccation during dry seasons, decimation of aquatic biodiversity, and substantial economic disruption. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 31 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 23% |
| Canada | 5 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 13% |
| Mexico | 3 | 10% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 7 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 25 | 81% |
| Scientists | 5 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,280 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | <1% |
| France | 5 | <1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Italy | 3 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 12 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1237 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 241 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 230 | 18% |
| Researcher | 193 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 113 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 78 | 6% |
| Other | 181 | 14% |
| Unknown | 244 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 310 | 24% |
| Engineering | 195 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 127 | 10% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 83 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 57 | 4% |
| Other | 209 | 16% |
| Unknown | 299 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 145. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 September 2023.
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#289,788
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#4,149
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#1,212
of 172,230 outputs
Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#55
of 3,586 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 225,486 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 15.8. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its peers.
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