Impacts of spatial variability of basins microtopography on irrigation performance

Irrigation Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 359-368

  Bai, M J ^a   Xu, D ^a   Li, Y N ^a   Pereira, L S ^b  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; CUT-OFF; INFLOW RATE; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION UNIFORMITY; KEY VARIABLES; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODELING; SURFACE ELEVATIONS; WATER SAVING;

STOCHASTIC MODELS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WATER CONSERVATION;

IRRIGATION;

ELEVATION; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFLOW; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOCHASTICITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80051671811     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-010-0244-2     Document Type: Article

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