Water balance and irrigation performance analysis: La Violada irrigation district (Spain) as a case study

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-142

  Isidoro, D ^a   Quilez D ^a   Aragues R ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrograph separation; Irrigation consumptive use coefficient (ICUC); Irrigation performance; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEEPAGE; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER-STRESSED CROPS;

IRRIGATION;

HYDROGRAPH; IRRIGATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER BUDGET;

ARAGON; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUESCA [ARAGON]; LA VIOLADA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 0842289044     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(03)00196-3     Document Type: Article

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