Errors in predicting furrow irrigation performance using single measures of infiltration

Irrigation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-349

  Langat, Philip K ^a   Raine, Steven R ^a   Smith, Rod J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INFILTRATION FUNCTION; SURFACE IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FURROW IRRIGATION; INFILTRATION; INFLOW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SLOPE;

EID: 34347398451     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-006-0049-5     Document Type: Article

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