A model for estimating soil moisture changes as an aid to irrigation scheduling and crop water-use studies: I. Operational details and description

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 122-128

  Bailey, R J ^a   Spackman, E ^a,b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evapotranspiration; irrigation scheduling; models; Soil water balance

Indexed keywords

CROP WATER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; MODEL; SOIL WATER BALANCE;

EID: 0029659822     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1996.tb00532.x     Document Type: Article

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