Practical technologies for irrigation flow control and measurement

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-259

  Replogle, John A ^a  

^a U S WATER CONSERVATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth sensing; Flow measurements in canals; Flume installation errors; Flumes; Pressure transducers

Indexed keywords

VENTURI;

FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; ORIFICES; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; WATER LEVELS; WATER PIPELINES; WATER WELLS; WEIRS;

FLUMES; IRRIGATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS; RISING BUBBLE TECHNIQUE; VENTURI METERS;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; IRRIGATION; WEIR;

FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031205787     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005897812746     Document Type: Article

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