Table 1 Summary table of calculation methods and references used for the Lithium Closed Basin Water Availability Model
From: Freshwater inflows to closed basins of the Andean plateau in Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia
Water availability component | Calculation | Method reference |
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Fresh groundwater recharge (GWR) | 1. Boutt et al. 30 GWR fraction × TerraClimate Pr | Kirshen et al. (This Study); Berghuijs et al. 87 |
2. Berghuijs et al. 87 GWR fraction × TerraClimate Pr | ||
3. Berghuijs et al. 87 GWR | ||
Streamflow (R) | Calibrated streamflow coefficient range (0.07−0.16) × TerraClimate Pr | Kirshen et al. (This Study) |
Available freshwater (AW) | Fresh groundwater recharge + streamflow | Kirshen et al. (This Study) |
Environmental water requirements (EWR) | 0.45 × available freshwater | |
Human water consumption (HWC) | Extracted from WaterGAP model | |
Freshwater demand | Environmental water requirements + human water consumption | Boulay et al. 18 |
Availability minus demand (AMD) | Available freshwater − freshwater demand | Boulay et al. 18 |