Optimal Allocation of Rainfall in the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4529-4549

  Zhang, Weihua ^a   Wei, Chaofu ^a   Zhou, Jia ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crop evapotranspiration; Seasonal drought; Soil reservoir; Water allocation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BASIN SCALE; CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT CHARACTERISTICS; HILLY AREAS; LAND USE PATTERN; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; RAINFALL PATTERNS; SEASONAL DROUGHT; SICHUAN BASIN; SOUTHWEST CHINA; WATER ALLOCATION; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER BALANCE;

CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FARMS; LAND USE; RAIN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

DROUGHT;

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METEOROLOGY; POND; RAINFALL; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA; SICHUAN BASIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 78249268794     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9673-1     Document Type: Article

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