Analysis of energy requirement in the irrigation sector and its application in groundwater over-pumping control at a local scale – A case study in the North China Plain

Lu Wang1, Wolfgang Kinzelbach2, Huaixian Yao3, Andreas Hagmann1, Ning Li1 and Jakob F Steiner4, (1)ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, (2)ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, (3)Guantao Department of Water Resources, Handan, China, (4)Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands