Compensating inherent linear move water application errors using a variable rate irrigation system

Irrigation Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-210

  Chávez, José L ^a   Pierce, Francis J ^b   Evans, Robert G ^c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear move irrigation advance pattern; Site specific irrigation; Water application coefficient of uniformity; Water application distribution uniformity

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF UNIFORMITY; DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY; LINEAR MOVE; LINEAR MOVE IRRIGATION ADVANCE PATTERN; SITE SPECIFIC IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; ERRORS; MONITORING; SOLENOID VALVES; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

IRRIGATION;

ERROR CORRECTION; GIS; GPS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LINEARITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 77952738470     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-009-0188-6     Document Type: Review

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