A system dynamics model to evaluate temporary water transfers in the Mexican Conchos Basin

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1285-1311

  Gastélum, Jesús R ^a   Valdés, Juan B ^b   Stewart, Steven ^c  

^a HydroSystems Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Center for Sustainability of Semi Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Irrigation; Simulation; System dynamics; Temporary water rights transfers; Uncertainty analysis; Water allocation; Water markets

Indexed keywords

SIMULATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WATER ALLOCATION; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER MARKET; WATER RIGHTS;

AQUIFERS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION CANALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SYSTEM THEORY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; RIO CONCHOS BASIN; RIO GRANDE BASIN [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77952290028     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9497-z     Document Type: Article

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