Hydrogeological assessment of serial biological concentration of salts to manage saline drainage

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 64-72

  Khan, S ^a,b,c   Abbas, A ^c   Blackwell, J ^a   Gabriel, H F ^a,d   Ahmad, A ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNESCO IHP HELP ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Groundwater model; Irrigation; Regional groundwater; Saline drainage; Serial biological concentration; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER MODEL; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; SALINE DRAINAGE; SERIAL BIOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION (SBC); WATERLOGGING;

AQUIFERS; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SALTS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFERS; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; SALTS;

CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE; GIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; LEAKAGE; SALINE INTRUSION; WATER TABLE; WATERLOGGING;

EID: 34447536514     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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