A successful water conservation program in a semiarid region of Nebraska

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1079-1092

  Adelman, Donald D ^a  

^a Adelman Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop irrigation requirement; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation efficiency; Natural resources district; Pumpage; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CROPS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

SEMIARID REGION;

WATER RESOURCES;

CROP PRODUCTION; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242574705     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb03694.x     Document Type: Article

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