Reducing carbon emissions through improved irrigation and groundwater management: A case study from Iran

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-60

  Karimi, Poolad ^a   Qureshi, Asad Sarwar ^b   Bahramloo, Reza ^c   Molden, David ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^c Agricultural Engineering Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Climate change; Groundwater; Groundwater energy nexus; Irrigation scheduling; SWAP model; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CROP GROWTH; ENERGY USE; FOOD SECURITY; GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER PUMPING; GROUNDWATER USE; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATED CROPS; IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION WATERS; MODEL SIMULATION; NO REDUCTION; RIVER BASINS; SWAP MODEL; TOTAL CARBON; WATER BALANCE; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SAVING;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; SUGAR BEETS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PLANT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; FOOD SECURITY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GROWTH; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PUMPING; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE; WATER YIELD;

IRAN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859484026     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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