Development of the revised USDA-NRCS intake families for surface irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Walker, Wynn R ^a   Prestwich, Clare ^b   Spofford, Thomas ^b  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Basins; Borders; Furrows; Infiltration; Modeling; Surface irrigation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FURROWS; MODELING; SURFACE IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BASIN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATA ACQUISITION; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOFTWARE;

BASINS; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747813524     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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