Identification of nitrate leaching hot spots in a large area with contrasting soil texture and management

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1013-1019

  Kurunc, A ^a   Ersahin, S ^b   Uz, B Yetgin ^a   Sonmez, N K ^a   Uz, I ^a   Kaman, H ^a   Bacalan, G E ^a   Emekli, Y ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CANKIRI KARATEKIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Groundwater nitrate; Irrigation; Soil nitrate; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS; COMPUTER MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FURROW IRRIGATION; GEO-STATISTICS; HIGH WATER TABLE; HOT SPOT; HOT SPOT AREA; NITRATE LEACHING; SAND CONTENT; SOIL TEXTURES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPRINKLER IRRIGATION; STUDY AREAS; WATER SAMPLES; WATER USE; WELL WATER;

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE MODELS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; LEACHING; NITRATES; SOILS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AQUIFER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUNDWATER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER TABLE; WATER USE;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79952740768     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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