Alluvial aquifer indicators for small-scale irrigation in northeast Brazil

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 302, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Mackay, Rae ^a   Montenegro, Abelardo ^b   Montenegro, Suzana ^c   Van Wonderen, Jan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drought alleviation; Groundwater management; Hillslope processes; Monitoring; Northeast Brazil; Semiarid; Small scale irrigation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION;

DROUGHT ALLEVIATION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; HILLSLOPE PROCESSES; NORTHEAST BRAZIL; SEMIARID; SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION;

AQUIFERS;

DROUGHT; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUIFERS; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748540079     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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