Development and validation of the global map of irrigation areas

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 535-547

  Siebert, S ^a   Doll P ^a   Hoogeveen, J ^b   Faures, J M ^b   Frenken, K ^b   Feick, S ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIGITAL MAP; IRRIGATION; MAPPING METHOD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 33646187762     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-9-535-2005     Document Type: Article

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