Simulation of soil wetting pattern under point source trickle irrigation

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1170-1174

  Ainechee, G ^a   Boroomand Nasab, S ^a   Behzad, M ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Model efficiency; Simulation model; Trickle irrigation; Wetting pattern

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; MODEL EFFICIENCY; SIMULATION MODEL; TRICKLE IRRIGATION; WETTING PATTERNS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRRIGATION;

WETTING;

EID: 67649595353     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.1170.1174     Document Type: Article

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