Comparison of water and temperature distribution profiles under sand tube irrigation

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1657-1663

  Meshkat, M ^a,b   Warner, R C ^a,c   Workman, S R ^a,c  

^a ASAE ^*  (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Efficiency; Evaporation reduction; Microirrigation; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; MICROIRRIGATION; SAND TUBE IRRIGATION;

EVAPORATION; LYSIMETERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCOUPLES; WETTING;

IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032215587     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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