Irrigation evaluation based on performance analysis and water accounting at the Bear River Irrigation Project (U.S.A.)

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1349-1363

  Lecina, S ^a   Neale, C M U ^a   Merkley, G P ^a   Dos Santos, C A C ^b  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Land productivity; Surface irrigation; Water accounting; Water balance; Water consumption; Water depletion; Water management; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

LAND PRODUCTIVITY; SURFACE IRRIGATION; WATER BALANCE; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FARMS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RATING; RIVERS; SOIL SURVEYS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; CROP PRODUCTION; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BEAR RIVER; CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 79959637817     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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