Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1119-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1119-2018
Research article
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09 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 09 Feb 2018

A global approach to estimate irrigated areas – a comparison between different data and statistics

Jonas Meier, Florian Zabel, and Wolfram Mauser

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (30 Jul 2017) by Micha Werner
AR by Jonas Meier on behalf of the Authors (09 Sep 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Nov 2017) by Micha Werner
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (12 Dec 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (28 Dec 2017) by Micha Werner
AR by Jonas Meier on behalf of the Authors (07 Jan 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (08 Jan 2018) by Micha Werner
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Short summary
The following study extends existing irrigation maps based on official reports. The main idea was to extend the reported irrigated areas using agricultural suitability data and compare them with remote sensing information about plant conditions. The analysis indicates an increase in irrigated land by 18 % compared to the reported statistics. The additional areas are mainly identified within already known irrigated regions where irrigation is more dense than previously estimated.