The impact of irrigation development on regional groundwater resources in Bangladesh

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 264-276

  Kirby, J M ^a   Ahmad, M D ^a   Mainuddin, M ^a   Palash, W ^b   Quadir, M E ^c   Shah Newaz, S M ^c   Hossain, M M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b High Frequency Materials Measurement and Information Center   (United States)

^c Institute of Water Modelling   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Boro rice irrigation; Sustainable water use; Water balance; Water balance modelling; Water resources development

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT; POSSIBLE FUTURES; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; RICE IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABLE WATER USE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BALANCE; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; POLICY MAKING; PUMPING; RAINFALL; SUSTAINABILITY; VOLUME; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

BANGLADESH; BARIND;

EID: 84933525429     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.05.026     Document Type: Article

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