Application of GIS for determination of groundwater quality suitable in crops influenced by irrigation water in the Damghan region of Iran

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 843-854

  Ashraf, Shahram ^a   Afshari, Hossein ^b   Ebadi, Abdol Ghaffar ^c  

^a ARMENIAN NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Damghan plain; Electrical conductivity (EC); Geomorphological mapping; GIS; Groundwater; Total dissolved solids (TDS); Water standard

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957484648     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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