Assessment of irrigation performance and water productivity in irrigated areas of the middle Heihe River basin using a distributed agro-hydrological model

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 67-81

  Jiang, Yao ^a   Xu, Xu ^a   Huang, Quanzhong ^a   Huo, Zailin ^a   Huang, Guanhua ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GIS model coupling; Regional scale; Spatial variability; SWAP EPIC model; Water saving

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CROPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVERS; SCHEDULING; SOILS; SOLVENTS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

EPIC MODEL; GIS MODELING; REGIONAL SCALE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WATER - SAVINGS;

WATER RESOURCES;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERCOLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RIVER WATER; SIMULATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; GANSU; HEI RIVER;

EID: 85027939545     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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