Using a hydro-dynamic flow model to plan maintenance activities and improve irrigation water distribution: Application to the Fordwah distributary in Punjab, Pakistan

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-386

  Van Waijjen, E G ^a   Hart, W W H ^b   Kuper, M ^a,c   Brouwer, R ^b  

^a Intl Irrigat Management Institute   (Pakistan)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Irrigation canals; Maintenance; Modeling; Performance assessment; Water distribution

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

TERTIARY OUTLETS;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

CANAL IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE; WATER DISTRIBUTION;

PAKISTAN, PUNJAB;

EID: 0031279873     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005946102893     Document Type: Article

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