The Economic Impact of Water Evaporation Losses from Water Reservoirs in the Segura Basin, SE Spain

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3153-3175

  Martínez Granados, David ^a   Maestre Valero, Francisco ^a   Calatrava, Javier ^a   Martínez Alvarez, Victoriano ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic value of water; Semi arid climate; Small dams; Storage efficiency; Water economics; Water management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AGRICULTURAL WATER; CLASS-A PAN; DRIP IRRIGATION; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC VALUE OF WATER; EVAPORATION LOSS; FUTURE PLANNING; HIGH WATER; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODELS; PAN COEFFICIENT; RIVER BASINS; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SMALL DAMS; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; WATER AGENCIES; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER EVAPORATION; WATER PIPES;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DAMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLANNING; PROFITABILITY; RATING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PIPELINES; WATER SUPPLY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DAM; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EVAPORATION; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SEGURA BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 80053461051     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9850-x     Document Type: Article

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