Multiple-use management in a large irrigation system: Benefits of distributed secondary storage

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-71

  Gowing, John W ^a   Li, Qiongfang ^b   Gunawardhana, Taraka ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Management; Multiple use; Sri Lanka; Tanks

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION CANALS; PRODUCTIVITY; PUMPING PLANTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

MULTIPLE-USE MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

CANAL; DESIGN; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MULTIPLE USE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 1842635684     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IRRI.0000019517.90722.de     Document Type: Article

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