An integrated crop and hydrologic modeling system to estimate hydrologic impacts of crop irrigation demands

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 341-355

  McNider, R T ^a   Handyside, C ^a   Doty, K ^a   Ellenburg, W L ^a   Cruise, J F ^a   Christy, J R ^a   Moss, D ^a   Sharda, V ^b   Hoogenboom, G ^b   Caldwell, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US National Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop modeling; Drought; Hydrology; Hydrology modeling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP MODEL; HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYDROLOGY MODELING; IRRIGATION WATERS; REAL TIME; SHORT TERM; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SIMULATION; WATER DEMAND;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84944038248     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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