The impact of design approximations on the operational performance of an irrigation scheme: A case study in Malaysia

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-205

  Lankford, Bruce ^a   Gowing, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canal irrigation; Design; Equitable distribution; Gates; Malaysia; Management; Rice

Indexed keywords

CANAL GATES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW CONTROL; FLOW OF WATER; IRRIGATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DESIGN APPROXIMATIONS; HYDROMODULE; IRRIGATION GATES; SUNGAI- MUDA IRRIGATION SCHEME;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CANAL IRRIGATION; DESIGN; IRRIGATION DESIGN; IRRIGATION SCHEME; WATER CONTROL;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0030209948     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01102806     Document Type: Article

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