Irrigation scheduling - Role of weather forecasting and farmers' behavior

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 364-372

  Wang, Dingbao ^a   Cai, Ximing ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Illinois; Irrigation scheduling; Optimization; Weather forecasting

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTERS; CORN PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DETERMINISTIC OPTIMIZATION; GROWING SEASON; ILLINOIS; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION WATERS; MODEL-BASED; MODELING ANALYSIS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; NET PROFITS; RULE BASED; SEASONAL FORECASTS; SIMULATION MODEL; SOIL WATER ATMOSPHERE PLANTS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; STUDY SITES; SWAP MODEL; WEATHER FORECASTS;

CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; EARNINGS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY; SCHEDULING; SIMULATORS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; WATER USE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69249142317     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2009)135:5(364)     Document Type: Article

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