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US Power Production at Risk from Water Stress in a Changing Climate

Thermoelectric power production in the United States primarily relies on wet-cooled plants, which in turn require water below prescribed design temperatures, both for cooling and operational efficiency. Thus, power production in US remains particularly vulnerable to water scarcity and rising stream...

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Autores principales: Ganguli, Poulomi, Kumar, Devashish, Ganguly, Auroop R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28931880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12133-9