Aquifer heterogeneity and response time: The challenge for groundwater management

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 64, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1141-1154

  Kelly, B F J ^a,b,c,d   Timms, W A ^a,b,c,d   Andersen, M S ^a,b,c,d   McCallum, A M ^a,b,d   Blakers, R S ^a,c,e   Smith, R ^a,f   Rau, G C ^b,c,d   Badenhop, A ^d   Ludowici, K ^c,d   Acworth, R I ^a,b,c,d  

^a Australian Cotton Research Institute   (Australia)

^b Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre ^*  (Australia)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GROUNDWATER RESEARCH AND TRAINING   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

cotton; ecohydrology; groundwater; hydrology; irrigation; surface water

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; RECHARGE; SURFACE WATER; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; NAMOI BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84890833708     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13084     Document Type: Review

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