Modeling of evaporation reduction in drip irrigation system

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 315-323

  Meshkat, Masoud ^a   Warner, Richard C ^b   Workman, Stephen R ^b  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; EVAPORATION; INFILTRATION; LYSIMETERS; SAND; SOILS; WETTING;

DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SAND TUBE IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION;

EID: 0033406230     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1999)125:6(315)     Document Type: Article

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