Optimizing Flood and Sediment Management of Spate Irrigation in Aba’ala Plains

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 833-847

  Gebrehiwot, Kbrom Ambachew ^a   Haile, Abraham Mehari ^b   de Fraiture, Charlotte M S ^b   Chukalla, Abebe Demissie ^c   Embaye, Tesfa alem G ^d  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Flood; Intakes; Optimization; Sedimentation; Spate irrigation

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; IRRIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; WATER LEVELS;

FIELD MEASUREMENT; GROUP DISCUSSIONS; INTAKES; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

EID: 84925538438     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0846-1     Document Type: Article

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