Water savings through improved irrigation techniques: Basin-scale quantification in semi-arid environments

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 949-962

  Törnqvist, Rebecka ^a   Jarsjö, Jerker ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basin scale modelling; Central Asia; Irrigation; Return flows; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

BASIN-SCALE MODELLING; CENTRAL ASIA; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODEL; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATERS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; RETURN FLOW; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS;

CATCHMENTS;

DRAINAGE BASIN; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARAL SEA; CENTRAL ASIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 85028108958     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9819-9     Document Type: Article

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