The effect of intermittent water application by surface point sources on the soil moisture dynamics and on deep percolation under the root zone

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-275

  Elmaloglou, S ^a   Diamantopoulos, E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Average water content; Deep percolation; Evaporation; Irrigation duration; Mathematical modelling; Pulse trickle irrigation; USDA soil classes; Water extraction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS);

IRRIGATION DURATION; WATER EXTRACTION;

SOIL MOISTURE;

DISCHARGE; EVAPORATION; FLOW MODELING; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCOLATION; POINT SOURCE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

EID: 40849106141     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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