Monitoring and modelling the three-dimensional flow of water under drip irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-208

  Fernandez Galvez J ^a   Simmonds, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacitance sensors; Drip irrigation; Soil water; Soil water distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITION MONITORING; CROPS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CAPACITANCE SENSORS; DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION BULB; SOIL WATER DISTRIBUTION;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITION MONITORING; CROPS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CROP PRODUCTION; DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FARM CROPS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTENT; MONITORING; SOIL;

EID: 33646720910     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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