منابع مشابه
Evolution of the global virtual water trade network.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0096-3941,2324-9250
DOI: 10.1029/2011eo250013