Soil hydraulic properties affecting discharge uniformity of gravity-fed subsurface drip irrigation systems

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 531-536

  Lazarovitch, N ^a   Shani, U ^b   Thompson, Thomas L ^c   Warrick, A W ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic models; Soil permeability; Spatial distribution; Trickle irrigation; Uniform flow

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROPS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

SOIL PERMEABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRICKLE IRRIGATION; UNIFORM FLOW;

IRRIGATION;

AGRONOMY; CROPS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

DISCHARGE; DRIP IRRIGATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PERMEABILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33751098492     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9437(2006)132:6(531)     Document Type: Article

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