A preliminary study of an alternative controlled drainage strategy in surface drainage ditches: Low-grade weirs

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 678-684

  Kroger R ^a   Cooper, C M ^b   Moore, M T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; Drainage ditch; Hydrology; Residence time

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HYDROLOGY; VEGETATION; WEIRS;

CONTROLLED DRAINAGE; DRAINAGE DITCH; RESIDENCE TIME;

DRAINAGE;

CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; VEGETATION; WEIRS;

DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEIR;

EID: 43849108453     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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