Groundwater recharge in irrigated semi-arid areas: Quantitative hydrological modelling and sensitivity analysis

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1811-1824

  Jimenez Martinez J ^a   Candela, Lucila ^a   Molinero, Jorge ^a,b   Tamoh, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b AMPHOS 21 CONSULTING S L   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Arid regions; Groundwater recharge water budget; Irrigation; Spain

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AQUIFER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECHARGE; SEMIARID REGION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CAMPO DE CARTAGENA; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

CITRUS; CUCUMIS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; LACTUCA;

EID: 78649694781     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0658-1     Document Type: Article

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