Controlling irrigation water flow to mole drains

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 59-63

  Christen, E W ^a   Spoor, G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLOW OF WATER; RAIN; SOILS;

MOLE DRAINS; MOLE STABILITY;

IRRIGATION;

DRAIN; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION;

EID: 0345363210     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(1999)125:2(59)     Document Type: Article

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