Irrigation return flow and nitrate leaching under different crops and irrigation methods in Western Mediterranean weather conditions

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-13

  Poch Massegu R ^a   Jimenez Martinez J ^b   Wallis, K J ^c   Ramirez de Cartagena F ^a   Candela, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Parsons Brinckerhoff   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

GLEAMS; HYDRUS 1D; Irrigation; N leaching; STICS; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

GLEAMS; HYDRUS-1D; N-LEACHING; STICS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

AQUIFERS; CROPS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; METEOROLOGY; NITRATES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENTS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

LEACHING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEACHING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PERCOLATION; SIMULATION; SOIL WATER; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 84890408252     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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