Are landscapes over-irrigated in Central and Southwest Florida? A spatial-temporal analysis of observed data

ASABE - 5th National Decennial Irrigation Conference 2010, Held in Conjunction with Irrigation Show 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1034-1046

  Romero, Consuelo C ^a   Dukes, Michael D ^a   O'Malley, Hannah E ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimated irrigation; Florida; Impervious area; Indoor water use; Kc; Soil water balance; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATED IRRIGATION; FLORIDA; IMPERVIOUS AREA; INDOOR WATER USE; KC; SOIL WATER BALANCE; TURFGRASS;

ESTIMATION; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 79955149849     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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