Precipitation and water-table effects on agricultural production and economics

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 164-171

  Ramírez, Jorge A ^a   Finnerty, Bryce ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; ECONOMICS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENTS; WATER TABLE EFFECTS;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL IMPACT; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; POTATO PRODUCTION; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATION;

USA, COLORADO, SAN LUIS VALLEY;

EID: 0030132457     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1996)122:3(164)     Document Type: Article

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