Canal water management: Case study of upper chenab canal in Pakistan

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-91

  Shakir, A S ^a   Khan, N M ^a   Qureshi, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Canal water management; Gross irrigation water requirements; Reference evapotranspiration; Upper chenab canal

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149101271     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.556     Document Type: Article

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