A root zone modelling approach to estimating groundwater recharge from irrigated areas

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 138-149

  Jimenez Martinez J ^a,b   Skaggs, T H ^b   van Genuchten, M Th ^c   Candela, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquifer recharge; Campo de Cartagena; Irrigation; Pressure head; Root zone; Water content

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; CROPS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER RECHARGE; CAMPO DE CARTAGENA; FIELD DATUM; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; GROUND WATER RECHARGES; HYDRUS-1D; IRRIGATION REGIMES; IRRIGATION RETURN FLOWS; PERENNIAL CROPS; PRESSURE HEAD; ROOT ZONE; SEMI-ARID; SEMI-ARID REGIONS; SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTS; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS; WATER USE;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ARID REGION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; RECHARGE; RHIZOSPHERE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CAMPO DE CARTAGENA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CITRUS; CUCUMIS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; LACTUCA;

EID: 60849111118     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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