Calibration and validation of SALTMED model under dry and wet year conditions using chickpea field data from Southern Portugal

Irrigation Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 651-659

  Silva, L L ^a   Ragab, R ^b   Duarte, I ^c   Lourenco E ^a   Simoes N ^c   Chaves, M M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c INRB IP/INIA Elvas   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; FIELD MANAGEMENT; GENERIC MODELS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION REGIMES; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; PHYSICALLY BASED MODELS;

CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER SUPPLY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CALIBRATION; CROP YIELD; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYTOMASS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER UPTAKE;

PORTUGAL;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 84879220876     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-012-0341-5     Document Type: Article

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