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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Hydrology
  • Life Cycle Assessment

Background:

  • Analyzing water consumption in product life cycles is increasingly important.
  • Existing models require updates for accurate water accounting and vulnerability evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the Water Accounting and Vulnerability Evaluation (WAVE) model.
  • To improve the assessment of water consumption impacts within product life cycles.

Main Methods:

  • Updated basin internal evaporation recycling (BIER) ratio using WAM2-layers data.
  • Refined water deprivation index (WDI) based on the WaterGAP3 hydrological model.
  • Integrated WAVE+ factor combining BIER and WDI at higher spatial and temporal resolutions.

Main Results:

  • BIER and WDI now offer monthly resolution, crucial for arid/semiarid regions.
  • The integrated WAVE+ factor provides a comprehensive measure for water footprinting.
  • Case study on sugarcane demonstrates WAVE+ applicability and compares it with other methods.

Conclusions:

  • The enhanced WAVE+ model offers improved accuracy and resolution for water accounting and vulnerability assessment.
  • WAVE+ supports more robust life cycle assessments and water footprinting studies.
  • The refined methodology is particularly valuable for regions with high seasonal water variability.