Estimating spatially variable deep drainage across a central-eastern wheatbelt catchment, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 789-802

  Pracilio, G ^a,d   Asseng, S ^a   Cook, S E ^a,b   Hodgson, G ^a   Wong, M T F ^a   Adams, M L ^a,c   Hatton, T J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Ctro Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

^c Technology Park   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

APSIM; Dryland salinity; Expector; Leakage; Mapping; Recharge

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; DRYLAND FARMING; RECHARGE; SALINITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042286561     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02084     Document Type: Article

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