Hydrodynamic modelling for water-saving strategies in irrigation canals

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 400-410

  Khan, Muhammad Zubair ^a   Ghumman, Abdul Razzaq ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CanalMan; Canals; Hydrographs; Irrigation; Mathematical modelling; Night closure; NWFP; Pakistan; Water saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049128928     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.375     Document Type: Article

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