Modeling Reservoir Irrigation in Uncertain Hydrologic Environment
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 129, Issue 3
Abstract
In a detailed model for reservoir irrigation taking into account the soil moisture dynamics in the root zone of the crops, the data set for reservoir inflow and rainfall in the command will usually be of sufficient length to enable their variations to be described by probability distributions. However, the potential evapotranspiration of the crop itself depends on the characteristics of the crop and the reference evaporation, the quantification of both being associated with a high degree of uncertainty. The main purpose of this paper is to propose a mathematical programming model to determine the annual relative yield of crops and to determine its reliability, for a single reservoir meant for irrigation of multiple crops, incorporating variations in inflow, rainfall in the command area, and crop consumptive use. The inflow to the reservoir and rainfall in the reservoir command area are treated as random variables, whereas potential evapotranspiration is modeled as a fuzzy set. The model’s application is illustrated with reference to an existing single-reservoir system in Southern India.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 129 • Issue 3 • June 2003
Pages: 164 - 172
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 6, 2001
Accepted: Sep 3, 2002
Published online: May 15, 2003
Published in print: Jun 2003
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