Possible link between irrigation in the U.S. High Plains and increased summer streamflow in the Midwest

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kustu, M Deniz ^a   Fan, Ying ^a   Rodell, Matthew ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER STORAGE; ILLINOIS; MANN-KENDALL TEST; PAN EVAPORATION; SEASONAL ANALYSIS; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT; WATER TABLE DEPTHS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

STREAM FLOW;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STORAGE;

GREAT PLAINS; ILLINOIS; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953008928     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR010046     Document Type: Article

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